Germany Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Germany, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Germany Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Germany: Country Page Immigration Detention in Germany: From Open Arms to Public Backlash Staff Publications: Private Prison Labour – Paradox or Possibility? […]
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Sierra Leone Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Sierra Leone Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Sierra Leone, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Sierra Leone Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Sierra Leone: Country Page Sierra Leone: COVID-19 Updates Sierra Leone: International Law […]
Germany: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, the German National Agency for the Prevention of Torture, which acts as National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), reported that the country had not implemented a moratorium on immigration detention orders after the onset of the pandemic; however, some detainees had been released as a consequence of the crisis, […]
Chile Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Chile Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Chile, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Chile Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Chile: Country Page Chile: COVID-19 Updates Working Paper: Immigration Detention Through the Lens of International Human Rights: Lessons from South America […]
Sierra Leone: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, an official from an international organisation, verified by the GDP, reported that in Sierra Leone, immigration detainees had not been released from detention and have not been tested for Covid-19. In addition, the source mentioned that the IOM assisted voluntary return and reintegration program had been suspended […]
Chile: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, a government official, verified by the GDP, reported that in Chile, immigration detention is solely used to conduct deportations of administrative or criminal detainees. Faced with border closures due to the Covid-19 crisis, the governmental source said that they were not aware of any deportations taking place […]
Montenegro Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Montenegro Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Montenegro, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Montenegro Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Montenegro: Country Page Montenegro: COVID-19 Updates Montenegro: International Law […]
Costa Rica Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Costa Rica Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Costa Rica, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Costa Rica Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Costa Rica: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Costa Rica (2015) Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee: Costa Rica […]
Costa Rica: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, Costa Rica’s immigration authority (Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería) reported that during the Covid-19 crisis, immigration police (Dirección de la Policía Profesional de Migración) put in place distinct measures for non-citizens apprehended for administrative reasons. Instead of extending detention measures during the pandemic, non-citizens were required […]
Montenegro: Covid-19 and Detention
According to an international organisation official, verified by the GDP, Montenegro has not established a moratorium on new immigration detention orders and there have been no releases of immigration detainees. While immigration detainees are reportedly tested for Covid-19, deportations have not been halted. The official also reported that access to the country and to the […]
