Ukraine Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Location | Status (Year) | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilhorod-Dnistrovsk Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Bilhorod-Dnistrovsk, Odesa oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 10 (2009) | ||
| Chernihiv Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Chernihiv, Chernihiv oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 21 (2009) | ||
| Chernivtsi Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Chernivtsi, Chernivtsi oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 13 (2009) | ||
| Chop Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Chop, Zakarpattia oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 44 (2009) | 35 (Dec 2007) | Adult males and females. Gender segregation (2009) |
| Donetsk Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Mariupil, Donetsk oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 10 (2009) | ||
| Izmail Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Izmail, Odessa oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 14 (2009) | ||
| Kotovsk Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Kotovsk, Odesa oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 13 (2009) | ||
| Lutsk Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Lutsk, Volyn oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 35 (2009) | ||
| Lviv Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Lviv, Lviv oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 32 (2009) | ||
| Malniv Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Malniv, Lviv oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | Est. 10-15 (2009) | ||
| Mostyska Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Mostyska, Lviv oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 14 (2009) | ||
| Mukachevo Dormitory for Women and Children | In use (2009) | Mukachevo, Zakarpattia oblast | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 35 (2009) | Adult females and minors (2009) | |
| Pavshino Centre for Men | Closed (Dec 2008) | Pavshino, Zakarpattia oblast | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 450 (2007) | 372 (5 Dec 2007) | Adult males only (2009) |
| Rozsudiv Migrant Accommodation Centre | In use (2009) | Rozsudiv, Chernigov oblast | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Ministry of the Interior | 239 (2009) | 239 (Dec 2008) | |
| Shatsk Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Shatsk, Volyn oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | Est. 10-15 (2009) | ||
| Sumy Temporary Holding Facility | In use (2009) | Hrutsenkovo, Sumy oblast | Immigration Office | Secure | State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (reports to Ukraine President's Office) | State Border Guard Service | 30 (2009) | ||
| Zhuravichi Migrant Accommodation Centre | In use (2009) | Zhuravychi, Volyn oblast | Migrant Detention Centre | Secure | Ministry of the Interior | Ministry of the Interior | 181 (2009) | 181 (Dec 2008) |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- Commission of the European Communities (CEC). 2009. Implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2008: Progress Report Ukraine. European Commission. SEC(2009) 515/2. 23 April 2009. http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/pdf/progress2009/sec09_515_en.pdf (accessed 14 October 2009).
- 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).
- Düvell, Franck. 2008a. On the Fringes of Europe: Refugees in Ukraine. Oxford University: Centre on Migration, Policy & Society (COMPAS). http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/fileadmin/files/pdfs/Non_WP_pdfs/Transit_Migration_in_Ukraine/Ukraine_Refugees_2of3.pdf (accessed 30 September 2009).
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). 2009a. Report to the Ukrainian Government on the Visit to Ukraine carried out from 5 to 10 December 2007. Council of Europe. CPT/Inf (2009) 15. 19 May 2009. http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/ukr/2009-15-inf-eng.pdf (accessed 14 October 2009).
- General Director’s Immigration Services Conference (GDISC) Ukraine. 2009a. Capacity Building and Technical Support to Ukrainian Authorities to Effectively Respond to Irregular Transit-Migration: Mid-Term Review Report. European Commission. March 2009. http://www.gdisc.org/uploads/tx_gdiscdb/MTR_report_EN_final-for_printing.pdf (accessed 29 September 2009).
- Human Rights Watch (HRW). 2005. Ukraine: On the Margins. Human Rights Watch. Volume 17, No. 8 (D). November 2005. http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/ukraine1105webwcover.pdf (accessed 8 July 2009).
- Soos, Karoly (Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine). 2009a. Email message to Alex MacKinnon (Global Detention Project). 22 October 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
- Soos, Karoly (Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine). 2009b. Email message to Alex MacKinnon (Global Detention Project). 26 October 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzeland.
- Zimmer, Kerstin. 2008. Migrants and Refugees in the Buffer Zone: Asylum Policy in Ukraine. Multicultural Center Prague. March 2008. http://aa.ecn.cz/img_upload/6334c0c7298d6b396d213ccd19be5999/KZimmer_Ukraineasylumandmigrationpolicy.pdf (accessed 10 September 2009).
