Countries
1: Africa.
2: Americas.
3: Asia-Pacific.
4: Europe.
- 4.1: Belgium.
  - 4.1.1: Introduction.
  - 4.1.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 4.1.3: Map of Detention Sites .
  - 4.1.4: Country Links.
  - 4.1.5: Reference List.
- 4.2: Bulgaria.
- 4.3: Cyprus.
- 4.4: Czech Republic.
- 4.5: Denmark.
- 4.6: Estonia.
- 4.7: Finland.
- 4.8: France.
- 4.9: Greece.
- 4.10: Hungary.
- 4.11: Ireland.
- 4.12: Italy.
- 4.13: Latvia.
- 4.14: Lithuania.
- 4.15: Luxembourg.
- 4.16: Malta.
- 4.17: Netherlands.
- 4.18: Norway.
- 4.19: Poland.
- 4.20: Portugal.
- 4.21: Romania.
- 4.22: Slovakia.
- 4.23: Slovenia.
- 4.24: Spain.
- 4.25: Sweden.
- 4.26: Switzerland.
- 4.27: Turkey.
- 4.28: Ukraine.
- 4.29: United Kingdom.
5: Middle East .

Quick Facts

Dedicated immigration detention sites: 6 (2010)

Detention capacity at dedicated sites: 568 (2009)

Total persons detained: 6,902 (2008)

Total migrant apprehensions: 16,070 (2008)

Estimated undocumented population: 150,000-200,000 (2008)

Maximum length of detention: 5 months (8 months in exceptional cases)

Number of removals: 4,928 (2008)

Asylum seekers: 14,263 (end 2008)

Country Links

Last updated: February 2010

Belgium Detention Profile

Map of "In Use" Detention Sites

For more detailed information, see the complete List of Detention Sites.

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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)
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