The Norwegian Red Cross has reported that since March, it has been unable to access Norway’s sole long-term detention facility, the Trandum Detention Centre. Although the organisation has remained in close contact with the facility’s staff during the pandemic, it has been unable to physically enter the facility and its volunteers have only been able […]
Detention Data
Algeria Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Algeria Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Algeria, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Algeria Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Algeria: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Algeria, Pandemic Pushbacks Joint Submission to the UN Committee on Migrant Workers: Algeria Algeria: COVID-19 Updates […]
Algeria: Covid-19 and Detention
According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), between early September and early October Algerian authorities expelled more than 3,400 people from at least 20 countries, including 430 children and 240 women, all of whom were sent to Niger. The expulsions followed waves of arrests in no fewer than nine cities, during which children were reportedly separated […]
Congo (Democratic Republic): Covid-19 and Detention
As of 12 October 2020, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had detected 10,851 cases of COVID-19 and recorded 276 deaths due to the disease. In addition to outbreaks of cholera, the Ebola virus, and measles, the country now has to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) […]
Jamaica Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Jamaica Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Jamaica, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Jamaica Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Jamaica: Country Page Jamaica: COVID-19 Updates Jamaica: International Law […]
Jamaica: Covid-19 and Detention
Jamaica successfully avoided a large COVID-19 outbreak during the initial months of the pandemic. However, since late August 2020, the numbers of confirmed infections have surged, increasing the total number of cases to nearly 8,000 by October 2020. The government announced emergency measures in September, including curfews and limits to the size of public gatherings. […]
Netherlands Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Netherlands Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Netherlands, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Netherlands Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Netherlands: Country Page Netherlands: COVID-19 Updates Report: Immigration Detention in the Netherlands: Prioritising Returns in Europe and the Caribbean […]
Viet Nam Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Viet Nam Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Viet Nam, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Viet Nam Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Viet Nam: Country Page Viet Nam: COVID-19 Updates Viet Nam: International Law […]
Vanuatu: Covid-19 and Detention
Amidst fears that the country’s healthcare system would be overwhelmed by a Covid-19 outbreak, Vanuatu announced a State of Emergency and closed its borders to all inbound flights and vessels in March. Said one expert, “Their health system is fragile and even a few cases of Covid-19 will overwhelm their health system.” As of early […]
Netherlands: Covid-19 and Detention
Unlike many of its EU neighbours, the Netherlands largely avoided implementing strict measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. But in the past month, the country has seen a surge in new cases, leaving the Netherlands with one of the highest infection rates in the world (160 […]
