In December, Sri Lankan authorities were praised for their quick and successful rescue of 104 Rohingya refugees, stranded at sea when their boat encountered mechanical difficulties. The GDP is concerned to learn, however, that soon after they were brought to dry land, the refugees were placed in two immigration detention facilities in Colombo–one of which […]
Denmark Pauses Plans to Outsource Asylum Processing to Rwanda
On 25 January, Denmark announced that it was pausing its controversial plan to outsource asylum processing to Rwanda. However, the country has expressed its intention to collaborate with other EU states in establishing a processing facility outside Europe. First proposed by the Social Democrat party in the run-up to the country’s 2019 general election, the […]
Lithuania: Joint Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Joint Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child 95th Session – January/ February 2024 Issues Related to the Immigration Detention of Children The Global Detention Project (GDP) and the Human Rights Monitoring Institute (HRMI) welcome the opportunity to provide information relevant to the fifth and sixth periodic review of Lithuania with […]
The GDP Submits Information Requests to Central and State Authorities in India
The GDP has submitted several information requests to central and state authorities in India regarding the country’s immigration detention practices. Amongst those contacted by the GDP are the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs, National Human Rights Commission, and authorities in Assam, Manipur, Delhi, Telangana, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. […]
Reforming Norway’s Trandum Detention Centre
Important reforms are due to be implemented at Norway’s Trandum Detention Centre, raising hopes for improved treatment of people in immigration procedures in the country, according to the 2022 Annual Report of Trandum’s independent oversight board. Among the proposed reforms are several harm-reducing proposals identified by the Global Detention Project in our 2018 report commissioned […]
