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.
- 4.19: Portugal.
- 4.20: Romania.
- 4.21: Slovakia.
  - 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: Slovenia.
- 4.23: Spain.
- 4.24: Sweden.
- 4.25: Turkey.
- 4.26: Ukraine.
- 4.27: United Kingdom.
5: Middle East .

Quick Facts

Detention sites (including asylum facilities): 5 (2009)

Est. detention capacity: 350 (at the two migrant detention centres) (2009)

Removals/deportations: 2,462 (2007)

Asylum seekers: 909 (end of 2008)

Est. undocumented pop.: 15,000-20,000 (2007)

Max. length of detention: 180 days

Disclaimer

Country Links

Last updated: July 2009

Slovakia 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.)

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).
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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).