On 1 May, a journalist from France Info visited a detention centre for migrants (Centres de retention administrative – CRA) near Paris. They confirmed that there are new arrivals every week; at the time, 59 detainees were at the centre. In the absence of international flights in destinations of non-european countries, detainees awaiting deportation are […]
Joint NGO Letter: UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As a result of Covid-19, in-person sessions of the UN human rights sessions have been postponed until at least June. While the suspension is affecting the work of the treaty bodies, it is important that they undertake many of the mandated activities such as considerations of individual communications and urgent actions, adoption of lists of issues (LOIs) and lists of issues prior […]
Belarus – Deputy Minister of the Interior Ministry – COVID-19 Survey Response
Belarus: Aleksandr Barsukov’s (Deputy Minister of the Interior Ministry) official response to the Global Detention Project’s COVID-19 survey, jointly submitted with Human Constanta. The GDP submitted information requests to government agencies, international organisations, National Human Rights Institutions, and NGOs requesting information pertaining to the treatment of immigration detainees during the pandemic. Responses were documented on our COVID-19 Immigration Detention […]
Cayman Islands Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Cayman Islands Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from the Cayman Islands, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Cayman Islands Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Cayman Islands: Country Page Cayman Islands: Immigration and Detention Related Statistics […]
Ukraine: Covid-19 and Detention
According to information provided to the Global Detention Project (GDP) by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG), the Ukrainian government is currently preparing to release inmates from prisons across Ukraine in an effort to stem the spread of the virus. Together with the Ministry of Justice, KHPG has prepared two bills on amnesty and […]
United Kingdom: Covid-19 and Detention
Despite an unsuccessful legal challenge from Detention Action seeking the release of all immigration detainees at the High Court in March (see 5 April update), more than 700 detainees were released between 16 March and 21 April as the government responded to concerns about the spread of Covid-19 within immigration detention facilities. The organisation has […]
Jordan Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Jordan Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Jordan, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Jordan Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Jordan: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Jordan – Detained by Employers, Locked Inside Refugee Camps, Pushed Back Into Conflict Zones Jordan: COVID-19 […]
Trinidad and Tobago: Covid-19 and Detention
Trinidad and Tobago reportedly operates one dedicated immigration detention centre, the Aripo Detention Centre in Arima, which has a total capacity of 150 places. In recent years, the country has cracked down on Venezuelan migrants and asylum seekers who have fled violence and economic hardship in their country. The Covid-19 pandemic reached the Carribean in […]
Singapore Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Singapore Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Singapore, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. Key facts: Immigration detainees: Not available (2019) Detained minors: Not available (2019) International migrants: 2,155,653 (2019) Percentage of foreign prisoners: 9.9 (2016) Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified: 6/19 (2019) View […]
United States: Covid-19 and Detention
Health officials in the state of California announced the first COVID-19 fatality of an immigration detainee on 7 May. The person had been detained at the Otay Mesa Detention Center, which is operated by the prison prison company CoreCivic (formerly the Corrections Corporation of America) in San Diego. The ACLU, in a tweet, said: “The […]
