In October, the Global Detention Project (GDP) attended the 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, held in Dakar, Senegal. Our participation provided an opportunity to advance advocacy on immigration detention and migrant protection, contribute to discussions on the growing practice of removing third-country nationals from the United States to […]
Publications & Events
Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls: Preparation for Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ahead of the country visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, the Global Detention Project (GDP) joined Children of Incarcerated Caregivers (CIC) in providing input highlighting concerns about the treatment of pregnant and breastfeeding women, and mothers with young children, detained in Lukavica Immigration Detention Centre. […]
Costa Rica: Joint Submission to the Committee against Torture
In February 2025, Costa Rica became one of the first countries to receive third-country nationals deported by the Trump administration. Under an informal arrangement, it accepted 200 people, including 81 children and two pregnant women, who were expected to be returned to their countries of origin. Two flights brought the group to the country on […]
Mexico: Joint Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
In 2020, Mexico passed amendments to its General Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents and Migration Law which expressly prohibited the immigration detention of children and adolescents–in line with the growing international consensus that immigration detention is never in their best interests. However, despite these amendments, Mexico has effectively replaced the use of […]
Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Torture: Practical Measures to Reduce and Prevent Prison Overcrowding
In a response to a call for input from the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on addressing prison overcrowding, the Global Detention Project (GDP) highlights the use of prisons and other custodial facilities for immigration detention purposes, and urges recommendations to reduce the use of such […]
Ignatian Migration Dialogue – The Expanding Global Detention System
Event: Jesuit Refugee Service USA – “The Expanding Global Detention System as a Pillar of Externalized Enforcement: How We Reached this Point, a Normative Human Rights Framework, and Pushing Back Against Extremist Policies” Moderator: Donald Kerwin (JRS/USA Senior Ignatian Fellow) Panellists: Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project Executive Director); Dr Izabella Majcher (Consultant); Dr Angelo Pittaluga […]
Kenya: Joint Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Kenya is a major destination and transit country for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, as well as one of Africa’s largest refugee-hosting countries. However, growing efforts to securitise migration have left irregular arrivals or those in the country without regular documentation increasingly vulnerable to arrest and detention. The country does not operate dedicated immigration detention […]
Jordan: Joint Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Jordan is a major destination for migrant workers, including tens of thousands of women employed as domestic workers. In a joint submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee), the Global Detention Project (GDP) and our Jordan-based partner, Tamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights, highlight the particular vulnerabilities […]
Russia: Joint Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
The Russian Federation has one of the world’s largest networks of migrant detention centres, known as “Centres for Temporary Detention of Foreign Nationals” (CTDFNs). Although migrant labour plays an important role in sustaining the Russian economy, migrants—particularly those from Central Asia and the Caucasus—have increasingly been portrayed as a “security threat”, fuelling xenophobic and discriminatory […]
El Salvador: Joint Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee
In March and April 2025, 252 Venezuelans were expelled from the United States to El Salvador under a secretive bilateral agreement between the two countries. Upon arrival, the Venezuelans were immediately detained and held incommunicado in the notorious Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo/ Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT), a maximum security prison established by President Bukele […]
