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: Norway.
- 4.19: Poland.
- 4.20: Portugal.
- 4.21: Romania.
  - 4.21.1: Introduction.
  - 4.21.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 4.21.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 4.21.4: Country Links.
  - 4.21.5: Reference List.
- 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 .

Romania Profile

Quick Facts

Dedicated migrant detention centres: 2 (2010)

Capacity of dedicated centres: 220 (2010)

Ave. no. people detained on a given day: 26 (2010)

Max. length of detention: 6 months (migrants detained based on removal measure); 2 years (criminal aliens)

Asylum Seekers: 303 (end 2008)

Last updated: May 2010

Romania Detention Profile

Reference List

Aliens Law (Emergency Ordinance n. 194/2002 on the regime of aliens). 2002. With subsequent amendments: 194/2002; 482/2004; 113/2005. Romanian Government.
Baldwin-Edwards, M. 2005. Migration policies for a Romania within the European Union: Navigating between Scylla and Charybdis. UEHR Working Papers – Mediterranean Migration Observatory. MMO Working Paper No. 7, December 2005.
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee (CPT). 2006. “Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee visits Romania.” News Flash. 23 June 2006.
European Commission (EC). 2002. Twinning: Further strengthening of border control and improved management of migration. Twinning Project No. RO-2002/000-586.04.14
European Commission (EC). 2004. Twinning: Development of the legislative and institutional framework in the field of migration. Twinning Project No. RO 2001/IB/JH/01.
European Commission (EC). 2007. Twinning: Support to Turkey’s Capacity in Combating Illegal Migration and Establishment of Removal Centres for Illegal Migrants. Twinning Project No. TR 07 02 16.
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or punishment (CPT). 2001. Preliminary observations made by the delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) which visited Turkey from 2 to 14 September 2001 and Response of the Turkish authorities. Council of Europe. F-67075. Strasbourg. 6 September 2006.
Jesuit Refugee Service. 2008. “Romania: draft bill establishing Emergency Transit Centre introduced.” JRS. 16 September 2008. http://www.jrs.net/news/index.php?lang=en&sid=3712 (accessed 18 March 2010).
Jesuit Refugee Service Europe (JRS). Website. “Detention in Europe: Romania.” Jesuit refugee Service. http://www.detention-in-europe.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=240 (accessed 18 March 2010).
Law Regarding Asylum in Romania. 2006. Government of Romania.
Law on Romania’s State Border. 2001. Governmental Emergency Ordinance No. 105/2001. Government of Romania.
Lazaroiu, S & Alexandru, M. 2005. 2005. Controlling Exits to Gain Accession: Romanian migration policy in the making. Centro Studidi Politica Internazionale (CeSPI) with the support of Compagnia di San Paolo. November 2005.
Leonescu, Stefan (Jesuit Refugee Service Romania). 2010. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 3 May 2010. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
Li Rosi, Angela (Senior Policy Adviser, Policy Development and Evaluation Service (PDES), Executive Office, UNHCR HQ). 2010a. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 21 April 2010. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
Li Rosi, Angela (Senior Policy Adviser, Policy Development and Evaluation Service (PDES), Executive Office, UNHCR HQ). 2010b. Email message to Cecilia Cannon (Global Detention Project). 14 May 2010. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
Radio Free Europe (RFE). 2010. “Romania eases entrance for Moldovans on border.” Radio Free Europe. 2 March 2010. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4b98a7d4c.html (accessed 18 March 2010).
Romanian Information Centre in Brussels (RICB). 2005. “New center for immigrants opened.” News article. 27 June 2005. http://crib.mae.ro/index.php?lang=en&id=31&s=4064&arhiva=true (accessed 18 March 2010).
London Evening Standard. 2006. “300,000 immigrants secure backdoor route into Britain.” London Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23369745-300000-immigrants-secure-backdoor-route-into-britain.do (accessed 18 March 2010).
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 1999. Background Information on the Situation in the Republic of Romania in the Context of the Return of Asylum Seekers. 1 December 1999. www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6b33aa4.html (accessed 12 April 2010).
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2009. 2008 Global Trends: refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons. UNHCR. 16 June 2009. http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c364c4d6.html (accessed 29 July 2009).
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); Government of Romania & International Organisation for Migration (IOM). 2009. The Emergency Transit Centre in Romania: Bringing refugees to safety. UNHCR, with the assistance of the European Commission. 9 July 2009.