Lebanon, which is currently under a strict lockdown that includes a 24/7 curfew, recently witnessed a surge in COVID-19 cases. On 27 January, the country’s interim health minister announced that every person in the country—regardless of their nationality–would receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Questions remain, however, whether many refugees will be willing to present themselves for […]
Middle East
Syria: Covid-19 and Detention
According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 have steadily risen across Syria – in large part because key parties (both regime and opposition) have failed to take adequate steps to protect against the virus. By the end of 2020, 39,728 cases had been reported (11,434 in […]
Israel: Covid-19 and Detention
The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) in early March 2020, after the discovery of seven cases in Bethlehem linked to a tourist group from Greece. In response, the Palestinian Authority declared a state of emergency, imposed a citywide lockdown, and enforced a curfew. Between March and June, there […]
Saudi Arabia Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Saudi Arabia Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Saudi Arabia, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Saudi Arabia Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Saudi Arabia: Country Page Saudi Arabia: Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review (with Migrant-Rights.org) (2018) Saudi Arabia: Joint Submission […]
Saudi Arabia: Covid-19 and Detention
Amnesty International (AI) reported that at least three people died in detention centres housing thousands of Ethiopian migrants in Saudi Arabia (AI 02.10.2020). The rights group said that migrants were facing “unimaginable cruelty,” including being chained together in pairs, and using their cell floors as toilets. AI urged Saudi authorities to improve conditions in the […]
Bahrain Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Bahrain Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Bahrain, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Bahrain Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Bahrain: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Bahrain (2016) International Women’s Day 2019: Focusing Attention on the Abuses Women Suffer in Immigration Detention […]
Bahrain: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, Migrant-Rights.org, an advocacy organisation that aims to advance the rights of migrant workers, reported that in Bahrain, due to Covid-19, the Ministry of Interior issued a circular ordering authorities not to detain migrants because of their irregular status until the end of the year. Another circular has […]
Iraq Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
The latest detention-related data from Iraq, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. […]
Saudi Arabia: Covid-19 and Detention
Poor conditions of immigration detention in Saudi-Arabia have been called out several times by Human Rights Watch (HRW). Reports of migrant trafficking and overcrowding in the country’s facilities are numerous. In April, thousands of Ethiopians were expelled from Yemen as Houthi forces declared them “coronavirus carriers” (see our 4 August Yemen update). They were forced […]
Yemen Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Yemen Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Yemen, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Yemen Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Yemen: Country Page Yemen: COVID-19 Updates Yemen: Relevant International Law […]
