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Zambia Immigration Detention

Quick Facts

International migrants (2015): 127,900
New asylum applications (2016): 3,934

Centres List

No detention centres data available

Statistics Expand all

A. Detention, expulsion, and incarceration statistics

25,000

Criminal prison population

2017

Criminal prison population

Number	Observation Date
25,000	2017
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
17,021	2013
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
16,666	2010
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
15,000	2008
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
14,207	2005
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
13,173	2002
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
11,999	2000
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
14,318	1998
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

2.1

Percentage of foreign prisoners

2005

Percentage of foreign prisoners

Percentage	Observation Date
2.1	2005
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

160

Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population)

2017

Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population)

Number	Observation Date
160	2017
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
119	2013
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
128	2010
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
120	2008
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
124	2005
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
123	2002
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
116	2000
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
146	1998
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

B. Demographics and immigration-related statistics

16,212,000

Population

2015

Population

Number	Observation Date
16,212,000	2015
United Nations Population Fund. State of World Population 2015, http://www.unfpa.org/fr/world-population-dashboard

127,900

International migrants

2015

International migrants

Number	Observation Date
127,900	2015
International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml

0.8

International migrants as a percentage of the population

2015

International migrants as a percentage of the population

Percentage	Observation Date
0.8	2015
International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml

29,338

Refugees

2016

Refugees

Number	Observation Date
29,338	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
25,737	2015
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Country information: Statistical snapshot. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
25,578	2014
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern

1.63

Ratio of refugees per 1000 inhabitants

2014

Ratio of refugees per 1000 inhabitants

Number	Observation Date
1.63	2014
Statistical Yearbook 2014, Table 10 and 26, Asylum applications and refugee status determination by country/territory of asylum and level in the procedure, 2014. http://www.unhcr.org/54cf9bc29.html

3,934

Total number of new asylum applications

2016

Total number of new asylum applications

Number	Observation Date
3,934	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
2,220	2014
Statistical Yearbook 2014, Table 10 and 26, Asylum applications and refugee status determination by country/territory of asylum and level in the procedure, 2014. http://www.unhcr.org/54cf9bc29.html

62.8

Refugee recognition rate

2014

Refugee recognition rate

Number	Observation Date
62.8	2014
Statistical Yearbook 2014, Table 10 and 26, Asylum applications and refugee status determination by country/territory of asylum and level in the procedure, 2014. http://www.unhcr.org/54cf9bc29.html

0

Stateless persons

2016

Stateless persons

Number	Observation Date
0	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
0	2015
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Country information: Statistical snapshot. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home

Domestic Law Expand all

A. LEGAL TRADITION

Legal tradition Show sources

Name	Observation Date
Common law	2017
World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/
Customary law	2017
World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/

B. LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Core pieces of national legislation Show sources

Name	Year Adopted	Last Year Amended
Immigration and Deportation Act, No. 18 of 2010	2010
Zambia: Immigration and Deportation Act 2010 http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b4d64.html
Refugees and Control Act 1970	1970
Zambia: Refugee (Control) Act, 1970 http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b4d6c.html

C. GROUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE IMMIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

D. CRIMINALIZATION OF IMMIGRATION-RELATED OFFENCES

E. LENGTH OF DETENTION

F. PROCEDURAL STANDARDS

G. NON-CUSTODIAL MEASURES (ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION)

H. VULNERABLE PERSONS

I. MANDATORY DETENTION

J. EXPEDITED REMOVAL AND RE-ENTRY BAN

International Law Expand all

1. Relevant international treaties and date of ratification

International treaties Show sources

Name	Ratification Year
VCCR, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations	2016
UN Treaty Collection
ICERD, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	1972
UN Treaty Collection
ICESCR, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	1984
UN Treaty Collection
ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	1984
UN Treaty Collection
CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	1985
UN Treaty Collection
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	1998
UN Treaty Collection
CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child	1991
UN Treaty Collection
CRPD, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	2010
UN Treaty Collection
ICPED, International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance	2011
UN Treaty Collection
CRSR, Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees	1969
UN Treaty Collection
CRSSP, Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	1974
UN Treaty Collection
CTOCTP, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children	2005
UN Treaty Collection
CTOCSP, Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	2005
UN Treaty Collection

Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified

13/19

International treaty reservations Show sources

Name	Reservation Year	Observation Date
ICESCR Article 13	1984	2017
UN Treaty Collection
CRSR Article 22	1969	2017
UN Treaty Collection
CRSSP Article 22	1974	2017
UN Treaty Collection

Individual complaints procedure Show sources

Name	Acceptance Year
ICCPR, First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966	1984
UN Treaty Collection

Ratio of complaints procedures accepted Show sources

Number	Observation Date
1/8	2017
UN Treaty Collection

2. Regional treaties, regulations, and directives

Regional legal instruments Show sources

Name	Year of Ratification (Treaty) / Transposed (Directive) / Adoption (Regulation)
ACHPR, African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights	1984
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Ratification Table: African Charter on Human and People's Rights, http://www.achpr.org/instruments/achpr/ratification/
APRW, Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol)	2006
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Ratification Table: Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, http://www.achpr.org/instruments/women-protocol/ratification/

3. Bilateral/Multilateral agreements linked to readmissions

4. Non treaty-based international human rights mechanisms

Relevant recommendations of the UN Universal Periodic Review Show sources

Recomendation Issued	Year Issued	Observation Date
No	2008	2017
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Zambia, A/HRC/8/43, 2 June 2008, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/zambia/session_2_-_may_2008/ahrc843zambiae.pdf
No	2012	2017
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review* Zambia, A/HRC/22/13, 31 December 2012, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/zambia/session_14_-_october_2012/ahrc2213zambiae.pdf

Institutions Expand all

A. Governing structures

B. Institutions responsible for immigration detention

C. Detention monitoring institutions

D. Outsourcing and privatisation

E. Expenditures

F. Foreign sources of funding for detention operations

Socio Economic Data Expand all

A. Economics and Development Indicators

Gross Domestic Product per capita (in USD) Show sources

Gross Domestic Product per capita (in USD)	Observation Date
1,721	2014
The World Bank. GDP Per Capita (current US$).

Remittances to the country Show sources

Remittances to the country (in millions USD)	Observation Date
58	2014
International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml

Unemployment Rate Show sources

Unemployment Rate	Observation Date
	2014
The World Bank. Unemployment, total (% of total labor force), 2014

Net official development assistance (ODA) (in millions USD) Show sources

Net official development assistance (ODA) (in USD)	Observation Date
994.6	2014
OECD - DAC, Net ODA in millions USD, 2014, http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats

Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP) Show sources

Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP)	UNDP four-tiered ranking	Observation Date
139	Medium	2015
Human Development Reports

B. Attitudes and Perceptions

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