Quick Facts

Dedicated immigration detention centres: 1 (2009)

Detention capacity: 30 adults, six children

Max. length of detention: 60 days

Last updated: August 2009

Portugal Country Links

Government Agencies

International Organizations

NGOs and Research Institutions

Media

 

 

Government Agencies

 

Immigration and Border Service, Ministry of Interior

http://www.sef.pt/portal/V10/EN/aspx/page.aspx

 

Immigration Information, Ministry of Interior

http://www.imigrante.pt/

 

Ministry of Interior (Portugese)

http://www.mai.gov.pt/

 

Portugese Ombudsman’s Office

http://www.provedo-jus.pt/Ingles/Index.htm

 

 

International Organizations 

International Organizations

International Labour Organization – Lisbon Office

http://www.ilo.org/public/portugue/region/eurpro/lisbon/

 

International Organization for Migration – Portugal Country Information

http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/activities/europe/southern-europe/portugal

 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – Portugal Country Information

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e48edc6

 

 

NGOs and Research Institutions

 

Amnesty International – Portugal Country Information

http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/portugal

 

Human Rights Watch – Portugal Country Information

http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/portugal

 

JRS - Jesuit Refugee Service Portugal

http://www.jrseurope.org/countries/portugal.htm 

 

 

Media

 

The Portugal News

http://www.the-news.net/

 

Correio de Manha (Portugese)

http://www.correiomanha.pt/

 

Diario de Noticias (Portugese)

http://dn.sapo.pt/Inicio/

 

Jornal de Noticias (Portugese)

http://jn.sapo.pt/paginainicial/

 

Publicio (Portugese)

http://www.publico.clix.pt/

 

Lusa News Agency (Portugese)

http://www.lusa.pt/lusaweb