Countries
1: Africa.
- 1.1: Angola.
- 1.2: Botswana.
- 1.3: Egypt.
  - 1.3.1: Introduction.
  - 1.3.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 1.3.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 1.3.4: Country Links.
  - 1.3.5: Reference List.
- 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 .

Egypt Profile

Quick Facts

Prisons/police stations/camps used for migrant detention: Approx. 30

Dedicated immigration detention sites: 0

Maximum length of administrative detention: No Limit

Asylum Seekers: 13,443 (January 2010)

Last updated: April 2011

Reference List

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Amir Jabir. 2010. In order not to forget the Sudanese Refugees in Egypt, lies and tricks, where are the UNHCR?. Sudanese online website. © 2002-03 Sudan IT Inc. www.sudaneseonline.com/cgi-bin/sdb/2bb.cgi= (accessed 14 July 2010).
Amnesty International (AI). 2008a. Egypt. Deadly Journeys Through the Desert. Amnesty International MDE12/015/2008. August 2008.
Amnesty International (AI). 2008b. Egypt: Further information on forcible return/ fear of torture or other ill treatment: AI. MDE12/013/2008. 16 June 2008. http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE12/013/2008/en/76cbeb84-3c62-11dd-a518-c52d73496467/mde120132008eng.html (accessed 12 July 2010).
Amnesty International (AI). 2009. Eritrea: Sent Home to Detention and Torture. Amnesty International. AFR 64/002/2009. May 2009. http://api.ning.com/files/PswCn84NetJNEVC73PY7uPeC2oBjqNJWF8r2FJHfsxy93pjaRTu5GSvP9DNKZDQvNrzdbTpz2w2BhfGEeHmkFgJ0QmPUnQIe/EritreaDevolucinDetencinyTortura.pdf (accessed on 27 July 2010).
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Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). 2010. “Following the Statement of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights: 14 Egyptian NGOs Demand a Halt of Migrant Killings on Israel Borders.” Press Release. EIPR. 9 March 2010.
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Equal Rights Trust (ERT). 2010. Unravelling Anomaly, Detention, Discrimination and the Protection Needs of Stateless Persons. London. July 2010. http://www.equalrightstrust.org/ertdocumentbank/UNRAVELLING%20ANOMALY%20small%20file.pdf (accessed 2 August 2010).
Grindell, Richard. 2003. A Study Refugees’ Experiences of Detention in Egypt. American University. The Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies. http://idcoalition.org/egypt-report-detention-conditions/ (accessed 24 June 2010).
Hilal, Leila and Dr. Samy, Shahira. 2008. Asylum and Migration in the Mashrek. Asylum and Migration Country Fact Sheet/EGYPT. Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network. Copenhagen. December 2008. http://mawgeng.unblog.fr/files/2009/04/microsoftwordfactsheetegypten.pdf (accessed 26 July 2010).
Human Rights Watch (HRW). 2008. Sinai Perils, Risks to Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in Egypt and Israel. 12 November 2008. http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2008/11/12/sinai-perils (accessed 10 July 2010).
Human Rights Watch (HRW). 2009. Service for Life: State Repression and Indefinite Conscription in Eritrea. HRW. 16 April 2006. http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/04/15/service-life-0.
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International Detention Coalition (IDC). 2009. Egypt: EFRR: One year old refugee child dies inside an Egyptian Prison. October 2009. http://idcoalition.org/egypt-efrr-one-year-old-refugee-child-dies-inside-an-egyptian-prison/ (accessed 27 July 2010).
Law of Entry and Residence of Aliens in the Territories of the United Arab Republic and their Departure Therefrom. 1960. Presidential Decree No. 89 (1960). Amended by Laws 49/1968; 124/1980; 100/19823; 99/1996; and 88/2005.
Malek, Dalia. 2008. Exposing the Protection Gap: Detention as Perpetuating Refoulement in Egypt. American University. The Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies. http://www.aucegypt.edu/ResearchatAUC/rc/cmrs/Documents/Exposing%20the%20protection%20gap.pdf (accessed 24 June 2010).
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Olwan, Mohamed. 2009. Iraqi Refugees in Neighbouring Countries: Anew Forced Protected Displacement in the Region. European University Institute. http://cadmus.eui.eu/dspace/bitstream/1814/11254/3/CARIM_RR_2009_13.pdf (accessed 22 July 2010).
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Undisclosed source. 2010b. Information provided to Global Detention Project from a representative of a non governmental organization. 3 October 2010. (Source asked to remain anonymous).
Undisclosed source. 2011a. Information provided to Global Detention Project from a representative of a non governmental organization. 6 March 2011. (Source asked to remain anonymous).
Undisclosed source. 2011b. Email communication between representative of a non governmental organization and Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 10 March 2011. (Source asked to remain anonymous).
Undisclosed source. 2011c. Information provided to Global Detention Project from a representative of a non governmental organization. 21 March 2011. (Source asked to remain anonymous).
Undisclosed source. 2011d. Information provided to Global Detention Project from a representative of a non governmental organization. 12 April 2011. (Source asked to remain anonymous).
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