By the end of July, Mauritius had recorded nearly 350 cases of Covid-19 as well as 10 related deaths. Mauritius began taking precautionary measures early. On 22 January, the government began screening people upon arrival at the airport and from 28 February, despite there being no confirmed cases in the country, authorities began quarantining visitors […]
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DETENTION STATISTICS
DETENTION CAPACITY
ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION
ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT DATA
PRISON DATA
POPULATION DATA
MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION
GROUNDS FOR MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION
LENGTH OF MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION
MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION INSTITUTIONS
PROCEDURAL STANDARDS & SAFEGUARDS
DETENTION MONITORS
> National human rights monitoring bodies
> National Preventive Mechanisms (Optional Protocol to UN Convetion against Torture)
> Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
> Governmental monitoring bodies
> International detention monitoring
TRANSPARENCY
READMISSION/RETURN/EXTRADITION AGREEMENTS
COVID-19 DATA
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
International Treaties Ratified
Ratification Year
Observation Date
CTOCSP, Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
2003
2017
CTOCTP, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
2003
2017
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
1992
2017
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 11/19
Relevant Recommendations Issued by Treaty Bodies
Recommendation Year
Observation Date
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
§ 33. The State party intensify its efforts to protect the rights of migrant workers and, in particular: (a) Continue to raise awareness among migrant workers of their rights provided in legislation and of the complaint mechanisms available to them; (b) Improve the complaint mechanisms and provide complainants with the necessary assistance, including legal assistance; (c) Apply deterrent penalties for contravening employers; (d) Establish a regulatory framework for recruitment agencies and monitor their activities; (e) Strengthen cooperation with workers’ countries of origin, through bilateral agreements, to protect and promote the rights of those workers.
2019
2019
