Last updated: November 2011
Angola Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Detention Timeframe | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population | Demographics and Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinda Transit Centre for Migrants | In use (2008) | Cabinda | Service for Migration and Foreigners | Service for Migration and Foreigners (2008) | ||||||
| Detention Centre for Illegal Aliens | In use (2011) | Luana (District of Viana) | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Service for Migration and Foreigners | Service for Migration and Foreigners (2011) | 800 (2011) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2011) | ||
| Dundo Transit Centre for Migrants | In use (2008) | Dundo | Service for Migration and Foreigners | Service for Migration and Foreigners (2008) | ||||||
| Viana Immigration Detention Centre | Closed (2011) | Luana (District of Viana) | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Service for Migration and Foreigners | Service for Migration and Foreigners (2011) |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- Agencia AngolaPress. 2011. “Illegal foreigner detention centre unveiled soon.” Agencia AngolaPress. 1 August 2011. http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/politica/2011/7/31/Illegal-foreigner-detention-centre-unveiled-soon,04209e4c-e036-4326-aecb-7b6a8cfeabc3.html (accessed 5 August 2011).
- UNHCR-Angola. 2011. Email correspondence between Maria Suarez (UNHCR) and Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project). Geneva, Switzerland. 31 October 2011.
- UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD). 2008. “Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Addendum. Mission to Angola.” Human Rights Council. 29 February 2008. A/HRC/7/4/Add.4.
