Nauru Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Nauru, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Nauru Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Nauru: Country Page Nauru: COVID-19 Updates Report (2016): Immigration Detention in Nauru […]
Asia-Pacific
Tuvalu: Covid-19 and Detention
Like other Pacific-island nations that this platform has reported on (like Samoa and Tonga), Tuvalu had yet to report any COVID-19 cases as of October 2020. In March, the country instituted a State of Emergency and shut its borders to all inbound flights and vessels. Tuvalu has one hospital for its approximately 11,000-person population, with […]
Tonga Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Tonga Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Tonga, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Tonga Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Tonga: Country Page Tonga: COVID-19 Updates Tonga: International Law […]
Nauru: Covid-19 and Detention
During a near 20-year period (2001-2019), the tiny island nation of Nauru hosted a controversial offshore processing centre for Australia that confined asylum seeking men, women, and children in order to prevent them from making their journeys to Australia. Since the facility officially closed, refugees and asylum seekers on the island have faced a precarious […]
Tonga: Covid-19 and Detention
In March, Tonga instituted a State of Emergency and shut its borders in order to prevent a domestic outbreak. As with other Pacific-island nations like Palau and Samoa, Tonga remained as of October 2020 one of a small handful of countries that had not reported any COVID-19 cases. Historically, Tonga has not been a destination […]
Palau Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Palau Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Palau, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Palau Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Palau: Country Page Palau: COVID-19 Updates Palau: International Law […]
Myanmar: Covid-19 and Detention
There have been some 7,500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 147 deaths in Myanmar. After weeks without any local transmissions, Myanmar reported an outbreak in the western Rakhine state in mid-August that has since spread across the country. As of September 21, 45,000 people had been quarantined in the country’s attempts to contain the virus. […]
Palau: Covid-19 and Detention
Palau, a Pacific archipelago nation made up of more than 300 islands, has not been a significant destination for asylum seekers or refugees. However, its location–shared maritime borders with Indonesia, the Philippines, and Micronesia–is adjacent to important migration routes in Asia. Nevertheless, the country does not have national asylum legislation and the country is not […]
Samoa Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Samoa Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Samoa, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Samoa Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Samoa: Country Page Samoa: COVID-19 Updates Samoa: International Law […]
Mongolia Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Mongolia Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Mongolia, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Mongolia Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Mongolia: Country Page Mongolia: COVID-19 Updates Mongolia: International Law […]
