Last updated: August 2009

Portugal Detention Profile

List of Detention Sites  

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Name Status (Year) Location Facility Type Security Authority Management Capacity Reported Population Demographics & Segregation
Unidade Habitational de Sao Antonio In use (2009) Porto Migrant detention centre Secure Ministry of Interior Immigration and Borders Service 30 adults, 6 children   Adult men and women, minors

 

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. Contract Ref:
    IP/C/LIBE/IC/2006-181. December 2007.
  • Marques, Vera (Jesuit Refugee Service-Portugal). 2009. Interview by Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project). Phone conversation. 30 July 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.