Last updated: August 2016
Somalia Immigration Detention Profile
Somalia is the third largest source country of refugees worldwide. The number of Somali refugees reached one million in 2012. As Somalia is not a destination or transit country for migrants from neighbouring countries, immigration-related detention does not appear to be a significant issue and there is very little information available about this issue.[1]
In 2013, the U.S. State Department described conditions in Somalia’s prisons and detention centres as harsh and life-threatening. Problems include poor sanitation, lack of medical care, inadequate food, and widespread tuberculosis, cholera, and pneumonia.[2]
IMMIGRATION AND DETENTION-RELATED STATISTICS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
International treaties
INSTITUTIONAL INDICATORS
Government Agencies
Ministry of Justice: http://moj.gov.so/en/justice-conference-organized-by-the-ministry-of-justice-of-the-federal-republic-of-somalia-has-been-officially-opened-in-the-somali-capital-mogadishu/
Somali Police: http://www.police.somaligov.net/about.html
International Organisations
Media
Hiiraan Online: http://www.hiiraan.com/
The Somali Press: http://thesomalipress.com/