South Sudan

Detains migrants or asylum seekers?

Unknown

Has laws regulating migration-related detention?

Yes

Refugees

308,369

2022

Asylum Applications

2,137

2022

International Migrants

882,252

2020

Population

11,100,000

2023

Overview

Types of facilities used for migration-related detention
Administrative Ad Hoc Criminal Unknown

30 January 2021 – South Sudan

South Sudan is one of the largest countries of refugee origin in Africa. An , westimated 2.2 million South Sudanese have fled the country. At the same time, it hosts a considerable refugee population. According to the UNHCR, South Sudan was hosting 310,006 refugees as of November 2020, 98 percent of whom were living in […]

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DETENTION STATISTICS

Total Migration Detainees: Flow + Stock (year)
Not Available
2019

DETAINEE DATA

DETENTION CAPACITY

ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION

ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT DATA

PRISON DATA

Criminal Prison Population (Year)
6,504
2015
7,000
2013
Prison Population Rate (per 100,000 of National Population)
52
2015
65
2012

POPULATION DATA

Population (Year)
11,100,000
2023
11,200,000
2020
12,340,000
2015
International Migrants (Year)
882,252
2020
865,552
2019
824,100
2015
International Migrants as Percentage of Population (Year)
7.88
2020
6.7
2015
Refugees (Year)
308,369
2022
333,673
2021
314,438
2020
298,309
2019
291,842
2018
283,409
2017
262,548
2016
263,016
2015
265,887
2015
248,152
2014
Ratio of Refugees Per 1000 Inhabitants (Year)
20.62
2016
20.83
2014
Asylum Applications (Year)
2,137
2022
1,385
2019
1,055
2016
124
2014
Refugee Recognition Rate (Year)
83.3
2014
Stateless Persons (Year)
10,500
2022
0
2016
0
2015

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA & POLLS

Gross Domestic Product per Capita (in USD)
1,115
2014
Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) (in Millions USD)
1,964.2
2014
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP)
169 (Low)
2015

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

Does the Country Detain People for Migration, Asylum, or Citizenship Reasons?
Unknown
2022
Does the Country Have Specific Laws that Provide for Migration-Related Detention?
Yes
2022

GOVERNANCE SYSTEM

Legal Tradition(s)
Common law
2017
Muslim law
2017

LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

GROUNDS FOR MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

LENGTH OF MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION INSTITUTIONS

PROCEDURAL STANDARDS & SAFEGUARDS

Are Non-Custodial Measures/Alternatives to Detention (ATDs) Provided in Law?
Immigration Law: Yes
Asylum/Refugee Law: Unknown
2011
Does the Law Stipulate Consideration of Non-Custodial Measures (ATDs) before Imposing Detention?
Immigration Law: Yes
Asylum/Refugee Law: Unknown
2022
Types of Non-Custodial Measures (ATDs) Provided in Law
Supervised release and/or reporting (Yes)
2011

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

HEALTH CARE

COVID-19 DATA

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

International Treaties Ratified
Ratification Year
Observation Date
CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
2015
2017
CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child
2015
2017
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
2015
2017
OPCAT, Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
2015
2015
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 4/19
Individual Complaints Procedures
Acceptance Year
CEDAW, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999 2015
2015
Ratio of Complaints Procedures Accepted
Observation Date
1/3
2017

NON-TREATY-BASED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

Relevant Recommendations from the UN Universal Periodic Review
Observation Date
No 2016
2017

REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

DETENTION COSTS

OUTSOURCING

FOREIGN SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR DETENTION OPERATIONS