Countries
1: Africa.
- 1.1: Angola.
  - 1.1.1: Introduction.
  - 1.1.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 1.1.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 1.1.4: Country Links.
  - 1.1.5: Reference List.
- 1.2: Botswana.
- 1.3: Egypt.
- 1.4: Kenya.
- 1.5: Libya.
- 1.6: Mauritania.
- 1.7: Morocco.
- 1.8: Senegal.
- 1.9: South Africa.
- 1.10: Tanzania.
- 1.11: Tunisia.
2: Americas.
3: Asia-Pacific.
4: Europe.
5: Middle East .

Angola Profile

Quick Facts

• Dedicated Immigration Detention Facilities: 1 (2011)

• Total Capacity at Dedicated Facility: 800 (2011)

• Transit Detention Facilities: 2 (2008)

• Asylum Seekers: 4,241 (end 2010)

Last updated: November 2011

Angola Detention Profile

Reference List

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).

Amnesty International (AI). 2011. “Angola: Stop Blocking Activists at SADC Summit.” AI. 16 August 2011. http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/08/16/angola-stop-blocking-activists-sadc-summit.

Law Regulating the Legal Status of Foreigners in the Republic of Angola (Lei sobre o Regime Juridico dos Estrangeiros na Republica de Angola). 2007. National Legislative Bodies, Angola. Lei No.2./07 de 31 Agosto de 2007.

UNHCR-Angola. 2011. Email correspondence between Maria Suarez (UNHCR) and Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project). Geneva, Switzerland. 31 October 2011.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2011. UNHCR Global Trends 2010. UNHCR. 2011.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2011b. UNHCR Global Report 2010. UNHCR. 2011.

UN News Service.. 2011. “UN envoy urges probe into alleged rapes during expulsions from Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo.” 29 October 2010, http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4ccfd4952c.html (accessed 6 October 2011).

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2010. 2009 Global Trends: Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons. UNHCR. 15 June 2010.

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.