Dowa District

Dzaleka Refugee Camp

Malawi

Status

Type: Not Available

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Not Available

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Unaccompanied minors, Asylum seekers (administrative), Recognized refugees (administrative)

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
14000
YES

2022

No Data
Malawi

35,510

Refugees

21,149

Asylum Applications

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ABOUT

The Dzaleka Refugee Camp "was established in 1994 by the Government of Malawi and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to accommodate people fleeing genocide, violence and wars in Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo."

FACILITY NAMES
Dzaleka Refugee Camp
Location

Country: Malawi

City & Region: Dowa District, Africa

Latitude, Longitude: 13°39'47.4"S, 33°52'05.2"E

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1994

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2022

Adult women

2022

Unaccompanied minors

2022

Unaccompanied minors

2014

Adult men

2014

Adult women

2014
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2021

Recognized refugees (administrative)

2021
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Rwanda

Country #2 Congo (Kinshasa)

Country #3 Burundi

Country #4 Somalia

Country #5 Ethiopia

2021

Country #1 Congo (Kinshasa)

Country #2 Burundi

Country #3 Rwanda

Country #4 Somalia

Country #5 Ethiopia

2021

Country #1 Burundi

Country #2 Congo (Kinshasa)

Country #3 Somalia

Country #4 Rwanda

Country #5 Mozambique

2018

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 14000

2021
Facility Occupancy Rate (year)

Percentage 485%%

2021
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 48270

2021

Number 34000

2018
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Yes

2021

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2022
Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2022
2022
2022

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Overall assessment of facility health care provision

Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2022
Psychologist Visits

No regular visits

2022

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS