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.
- 4.6: 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: Poland.
  - 4.18.1: Introduction.
  - 4.18.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 4.18.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 4.18.4: Country Links.
  - 4.18.5: Reference List.
- 4.19: Portugal.
- 4.20: Romania.
- 4.21: Slovakia.
- 4.22: Slovenia.
- 4.23: Spain.
- 4.24: Sweden.
- 4.25: Turkey.
- 4.26: Ukraine.
- 4.27: United Kingdom.
5: Middle East .

Quick Facts

Number of Detention Sites: 30 (2007-2008)

Number of Deportations: 2,833 (2008)

Undocumented Population: 50,000-300,000 (2004)

Number of Asylum Seekers: 8,517 (2008)

Length of Detention: Up to one year (2008)

Country Links

Last updated: May 2009

Poland Country 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.)

European Parliament. 2007. The Conditions in Centres for Third Country National (Detention Camps, Open Centres, as well as Transit Centres and Transit Zones) with a Particular Focus on Provisions and Facilities for Persons with Special Needs in the 25 EU Member States. European Parliament, Directorate-General Internal Policies, Policy Department C, Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs. December 2007.
European Parliament. 2008. Draft Report from the Committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs on the delegation to Poland. European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. April 2008. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/200808/20080819ATT35298/20080819ATT35298EN.pdf (accessed March 30, 2009).
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), Caritas Poland. 2007. “Poland” in Civil Society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Illegally Staying Third Country Nationals in the 10 New Member States of the European Union. JRS. December 2007. http://www.detention-in-europe.org/images/stories/10%20nms%20report%20final.pdf (accessed March 15, 2009).
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2006. The Monitoring of Access of Refugees and Other Persons of Concern to UNHCR to Refugee Status Determination Procedure in Poland. UNHCR. December 2006. http://www.pomocprawna.org/publikacje.html (accessed March 22, 2009).