1. Preliminary remarks; (Read full CPT report) 8. Malta, a small densely populated Mediterranean island of around 515,000 people, measuringsome 246 km², is situated in a highly strategic location at the border of Europe, lying directly northby sea from Tripoli, Libya. For asylum seekers and migrants crossing the Mediterranean, some fromconflict-ridden home countries and others […]
Immigration detention
Iraq: Covid-19 and Detention
Since March, Iraq has imposed movement restrictions and closed border points to control the spread of the virus. The border closures have been a major obstacle for refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from Syria. However, UNHCR reports that since July the Peshkhabour Border Crossing Point has been open intermittently—albeit only to accept the readmission of […]
Metsälä Detention Unit for Foreign Nationals from report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture 2020 visit to Finland)
B. Foreign nationals deprived of their liberty under aliens legislation (Read full CPT report)25. There had been no major changes to the legal framework for immigration detention since the2014 visit. As previously, foreign nationals could be deprived of their liberty by the police or theBorder Guard if it was necessary to establish their identity, to […]
Ježevo Reception Centre for Foreigners from report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture 2020 visit to Croatia)
Ježevo Reception Centre for Foreigners (Read full CPT report)44. The CPT’s delegation visited the Ježevo Reception Centre for Foreigners, the largest of the three pre-removal facilities for the administrative detention of foreigners in the country,51 for the first time since 2007. The establishment consists of two residential units (one of which is for vulnerable groups). […]
Immigration detention In Ireland (from report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture 2019 visit to Ireland)
Immigration detention (Read full CPT report) 24. In the course of its previous visits to Ireland, the CPT has reiterated that a prison is bydefinition not a suitable place in which to detain someone who is neither suspected nor convicted ofa criminal offence. In those cases where it is deemed necessary to deprive persons of […]
Border Police establishments & Immigration detention facilities from report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture 2014 visit to Bulgaria)
A. Border Police establishments; (Read full CPT report)7. Under the Law on Aliens in the Republic of Bulgaria (LARB), foreign nationals may be detained by the Border Police, on their own authority, for up to 24 hours. If it is needed to prolong the period of detention beyond the 24 hours, the foreign national must […]
Cas particulier des personnes non admises à la frontière franco-italienne (from the report of the European Committee for thr Prevention of Torture 2018 visit to France)
Cas particulier des personnes non admises à la frontière franco-italienne (Read full CPT report) 94. Afin de comprendre la situation des personnes déclarées non-admises sur le territoirefrançais à la frontière franco-italienne, la délégation s’est rendue à Menton. Elle a d’abord observéle déroulement de plusieurs interpellations effectuées en gare de Menton-Garavan avant de serendre au poste-frontière […]
Karreç Detention Centre for Foreigners (from report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture 2018 visit to Albania)
B. Karreç Detention Centre for Foreigners; (Read full CPT report)31. For the first time, the delegation visited the country’s sole detention centre for foreigners inKarreç. The Centre is located in the vicinity of Durres and was opened in 2010. With an officialcapacity of 125 places, it comprised three detention units (Nos. 1 and 3 for […]
Temporary Accommodation Centre (from report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture 2018 visit to Georgia)
B. Establishments for foreign nationals deprived of their liberty under aliens legislation; (Read full CPT report)32. The CPT’s delegation carried out a first-time visit to Georgia’s only immigration detentionfacility (opened in 2014), the Temporary Accommodation Centre of the Migration Department ofthe Ministry of Internal Affairs (hereafter, TAC or the Centre). Located in Varketili district ofTbilisi, […]
Immigration Detention in Libya: “A Human Rights Crisis”
Libya is notoriously perilous for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, who often suffer a litany of abuses, including at the country’s numerous detention facilities. Conditions at these facilities, many of which are under the control of militias, are deplorable. There are frequent shortages of water and food; over-crowding is endemic; detainees can experience physical mistreatment […]
