Egypt: Growing Calls to End Harmful Treatment of Refugees

Despite the spiralling war in nearby Sudan—where reports of massacres and widespread starvation have grabbed global attention—Egypt remains poised to adopt a new asylum law that will threaten access to protection for those fleeing the conflict. The law will also allow for arbitrary detention and refoulement based on migration status and without full consideration of […]

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Toward Ending Immigration Detention for Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Human Rights Council 57th Session Side Event, 18 September 2024 STATEMENT BY ABDUL AZIZ MUHAMAT (GLOBAL DETENTION PROJECT) I would like to thank UNHCR for inviting me to participate in this important event aimed at  rolling back use of immigration detention across the globe. As a refugee who spent many years in immigration detention, I have […]

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BOTSWANA: Submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

Botswana has both administrative migration-related detention measures, including for the detention of refugees, as well as criminal penalties that can include lengthy imprisonment for migration offenses. These measures violate norms promoted by the Working Group, which says that migration infractions must not be subject to criminal penalties and there should be a prohibition on the detention of refugees, asylum seekers, and children. […]

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