Last updated: February 2010
Belgium Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population on a Single Day | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre de rapatriement 127 bis Steenokkerzeel | In use (2010) | Steenokkerzeel | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Office des étrangers | Office des étrangers | 120 (2006) | 122 (May 2006) | Adult males & females, minors. Gender segregation, family units. |
| Centre pour illégaux de Bruges (CIB) | In use (2010) | Bruges | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Office des étrangers | Office des étrangers | 112 (2006) | Adult males & females. Gender segregation. | |
| Centre pour illégaux de Merksplas (CIM) | In use (2010) | Merksplas, Antwerp | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Office des étrangers | Office des étrangers | 172 (2006) | Adult males & females. | |
| Centre pour illégaux de Vottem (CIV) | In use (2010) | Vottem | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Office des étrangers | Office des étrangers | 160 (2006) | Adult males & females, minors. Gender segregation, space for family units. | |
| Centre de transit 127 Melsbroek | In use (2010) | Melsbroek, Brussels | Migrant detention centre / transit zone | Secure | Office des étrangers | Office des étrangers | 60 (2006) | Adult males & females, minors. Gender segregation, no segregation of minors, no space for family units. | |
| Brussels airport INAD centre | In use (2010) | Brussels airport | Transit zone | Secure | Office des étrangers | Office des étrangers / border police | 30 (2006) | Adult males & females, minors. Gender segregation. |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- AI, CIRE, JRS Belgium, Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen & al. 2009. Douze mois dans les centres fermés – Douze vies bouleversées. Bruxelles. http://www.cire.irisnet.be/ressources/rapports/chronique-centre-web.pdf (accessed 19 January 2010).
- Aide aux Personnes Déplacées, Caritas International Belgique, le Centre Social Protestant, le CIRE, JRS Belgium, la Ligue des droits de l’homme absl, le MRAX, Point d’Appui, le Service Social de Solidarité Socialiste, Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen. 2006. Centre fermés pour étrangers : Etat des lieux. http://www.detention-in-europe.org/images/stories/etat_des_lieux_centres_fermes.pdf (accessed 19 January 2010)
- Renders, Christophe (Director, JRS Belgium). 2010. Interview by Aiko Holvikivi (Global Detention Project). Phone Conversation. 15 February 2010. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
JRS. Web Site. Detention in Europe: Belgium. http://www.detention-in-europe.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=128 (accessed 15 February 2010) - Service public federal Intérieur. Website. Direction Générale Office des Etrangers. http://www.ibz.be/code/fr/loc/etrangers.shtml (accessed 19 January 2010)
