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.
- 4.22: Slovakia.
- 4.23: Slovenia.
- 4.24: Spain.
- 4.25: Sweden.
- 4.26: Switzerland.
- 4.27: Turkey.
- 4.28: Ukraine.
  - 4.28.1: Introduction.
  - 4.28.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 4.28.3: Map of Detention Sites.
  - 4.28.4: Country Links.
  - 4.28.5: Reference List.
- 4.29: United Kingdom.
5: Middle East .

Quick Facts

Dedicated Migrant Detention Sites: 16 (2009)

Est. Detention Capacity: 700 (2009)

Max. Length of Detention: 6 months

Asylum Seekers: 2,240 (2008)

Est. Annual Number of Deportations: 5,000 (2008)

Est. Undocumented Population: 1.6 million (2008)

Disclaimer

Country Links

Government Agencies

International Organizations

NGOs and Research Institutions

Media

Ukraine Detention 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.)

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Dasney, James (International Organisation for Migration – Kyiv). 2009a. Interview by Alex MacKinnon (Global Detention Project). Phone conversation. 30 September 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine (DECU). 2008. “Ukrainian Border Guards Seek to Provide Adequate Accommodation for and Treatment of Irregular Migrants,” in EU Co-operation News No. 9. Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine. 25 June 2008. http://ec.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/documents/eucooperationnews/09_eucooperationnews_en.pdf (accessed 29 September 2009).
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