Countries
1: Africa.
2: Americas.
3: Asia-Pacific.
4: Europe.
- 4.1: Belgium.
- 4.2: Bulgaria.
- 4.3: Cyprus.
- 4.4: Czech Republic.
- 4.5: Denmark.
  - 4.5.1: Introduction.
  - 4.5.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 4.5.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 4.5.4: Country Links.
  - 4.5.5: Reference List.
- 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: 1 (2009)
Capacity of dedicated facility: 118 (2009)
Total capacity (dedicated facility & two detention units): 135 (2009)
Ave. daily no. of detainees: 50 (2009)
Max. length of detention: No limit
Asylum Seekers: 527 (January 2009)

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Last updated: March 2010

Denmark 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.)

Department of Prison and Probation. 2009. Prison and Probation Service – in brief. Department of Prison and Probation. Strandgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. Updated August 2009.
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). 2008. Report to the Government of Denmark on the visit to Denmark carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 11 to 20 February 2008. Council of Europe. CPT/Inf (2008) 26. Strasbourg. 25 September 2008.
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak. 2009. Promotion and Protection of all Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development: Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak: Addendum Mission to Denmark. UN Human Rights Council, Tenth session, Agenda item 3. A/HRC/10/44/Add.2. 18 February 2009.