Last updated: July 2009
Slovakia Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population on a Single Day | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamov-Gbely Asylum Seeker Reception Centre | Closed (2006) | Adamov-Gbely, Trnava Region | Registration Centre | ||||||
| Brezová pod Bradlom Asylum Seeker Accommodation Centre | Closed (2006) | Brezová pod Bradlom, Trenčín Region | Registration Centre | ||||||
| Gabčíkovo Asylum Seeker Accommodation Centre | Closed (2008) | Gabčíkovo, Trnava Region | Registration Centre | Semi-Secure | Ministry of Interior, Office of Migration | Office of Migration | <700 (2007) | ||
| Humenné Asylum Seeker Reception Centre | In use (2009) | Humenné, Prešov Region | Registration Centre | Mixed Regime | Ministry of Interior, Office of Migration | Office of Migration | <600 (2007) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation. (2008) | |
| Medved'ov Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Medved'ov, Trnava Region | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Border and Migrant Police | Border Police | 152 (2009) | 152 (112 men, 40 women as of 11 March 2007) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation. (2008) |
| Opatovská Nová Ves Asylum Seeker Accommodation Centre | In use (2009) | Opatovská Nová Ves, Banska Bystrica Region | Registration Centre | Semi-Secure | Ministry of Interior, Office of Migration | Office of Migration | <200 (2007) | Adult males and females, minors. Gender segregation. (2008) | |
| Rohovce Asylum Seeker Accommodation Centre | In use (2009) | Rohovce, Trnava Region | Registration Centre | Semi-Secure | Ministry of Interior, Office of Migration | Office of Migration | <150 (2007) | Adult males and females, minors. Gender segregation. (2008) | |
| Sečovce Detention Centre | In use (2009) | Sečovce, Košice Region | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of Interior, Border and Migrant Police | Border Police | <200 (2009) | Adult males and females, minors. Gender segregation; family units. (2008) | |
| Vlachy Asylum Seeker Accommodation Centre | Closed (2007) | Vlachy, Žilina Region | Registration Centre | Semi-Secure | Ministry of Interior, Office of Migration | Office of Migration | 200 (2007) | Adult males and females. (2007) |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- Bureau of Border and Aliens Police (BBAP). 2008. Yearbook: 2007. Ministry of Interior. http://www.minv.sk/swift_data/source/policia/hranicna_a_cudzinecka_policia/rocenky/rok_2007/2007-rocenka-uhcp-en.pdf (accessed 29 June 2009).
- Caritas Slovakia. 2007. “Slovak Republic.” In Civil society Report on Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe. Edited by the Jesuit Refugee Services – Europe. December 2007. http://www.jrseurope.org/publications/Final%20Report%2010%20NMS%20Dec%2007.pdf (accessed 15 May 2009).
- 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.
- Guličová, Mária Grethe and Zuzana Bargerová. Organisation of Asylum and Migration Policies in the Slovak Republic. International Organization for Migration Bratislava. December 2008. http://emn.sarenet.es/Downloads/download.do;jsessionid=1623A2E22F0D9111443EAE63036B8DEA?fileID=728 (accessed July 9, 2009).
- Slovak Republic Ministry of Interior (Ministerstvo vnútra, Slovenskej republiky). Web site. Asylum and Migration – Contacts ("Azyl a migrácia – Kontakty"). http://www.minv.sk/?kontakty_migracny_urad (accessed 17 June 2009).
- Slovak Republic Ministry of Interior (Ministerstvo vnútra, Slovenskej republiky). Web site. Custody Services for Foreigners – Contacts ("Útvary policajného zaistenia pre cudzincov – Kontakty"). www.minv.sk/?upzc (accessed 8 July 2009).
- Šnírerová, Miroslava (The Human Rights League). 2009. Email message to Alex MacKinnon (Global Detention Project). 26 June 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
Šnírerová, Miroslava (The Human Rights League). 2009b. Email message to Alex MacKinnon (Global Detention Project). 14 July 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
- Šnírerová, Miroslava (The Human Rights League). 2009. Interview by Alex MacKinnon (Global Detention Project). Phone conversation. 22 June 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
- Vselkova, Martina. 2007. Reception Conditions and the Impact of the EU Directive in Slovak Republic. Slovak Humanitarian Council. May 2007. http://pomocprawna.home.pl/dosciagniecia/ICF/9Slovakia.pdf (accessed June 8, 2009).
