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Kyrgyzstan Immigration Detention

Quick Facts

International migrants (2015): 204,400
New asylum applications (2016): 181

Centres List

No detention centres data available

Statistics Expand all

A. Detention, expulsion, and incarceration statistics

10,030

Criminal prison population

2016

Criminal prison population

Number	Observation Date
10,030	2016
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
9,828	2012
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
10,163	2010
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
15,127	2007
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
16,934	2004
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
18,400	2001
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
21,254	1998
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
13,775	1994
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
9,707	1992
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

4.9

Percentage of foreign prisoners

2016

Percentage of foreign prisoners

Percentage	Observation Date
4.9	2016
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
4.8	2012
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

167

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

2016

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

Number	Observation Date
167	2016
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
181	2012
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
183	2010
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
284	2007
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
329	2004
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
369	2001
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
446	1998
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
304	1994
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
218	1992
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

B. Demographics and immigration-related statistics

5,940,000

Population

2015

Population

Number	Observation Date
5,940,000	2015
United Nations Population Fund. State of World Population 2015, http://www.unfpa.org/fr/world-population-dashboard

204,400

International migrants

2015

International migrants

Number	Observation Date
204,400	2015
International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml

3.4

International migrants as a percentage of the population

2015

International migrants as a percentage of the population

Percentage	Observation Date
3.4	2015
International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml

334

Refugees

2016

Refugees

Number	Observation Date
334	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
354	2015
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
482	2014
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern

0.08

Ratio of refugees per 1000 inhabitants

2014

Ratio of refugees per 1000 inhabitants

Number	Observation Date
0.08	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

181

Total number of new asylum applications

2016

Total number of new asylum applications

Number	Observation Date
181	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
256	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

25

Refugee recognition rate

2014

Refugee recognition rate

Number	Observation Date
25	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

2,334

Stateless persons

2016

Stateless persons

Number	Observation Date
2,334	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
13,678	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
Civil law	2017
World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/

B. LAWS AND REGULATIONS

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
CTOCTP, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children	2003
UN Treaty Collection
CTOCSP, Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	2003
UN Treaty Collection
VCCR, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations	1994
UN Treaty Collection
ICERD, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	1997
UN Treaty Collection
ICESCR, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	1994
UN Treaty Collection
ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	1994
UN Treaty Collection
CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	1997
UN Treaty Collection
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	1997
UN Treaty Collection
CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child	1994
UN Treaty Collection
ICRMW, International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	2003
UN Treaty Collection
CRSR, Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees	1996
UN Treaty Collection

Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified

11/19

Individual complaints procedure Show sources

Name	Acceptance Year
ICCPR, First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966	1994
UN Treaty Collection
CEDAW, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999	2002
UN Treaty Collection

Ratio of complaints procedures accepted Show sources

Number	Observation Date
2/7	2017
UN Treaty Collection

2. Regional treaties, regulations, and directives

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	2010	2017
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review* Kyrgyzstan, A/HRC/15/2, 16 June 2010, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/kyrgyzstan/session_8_-_may_2010/ahrc152e.pdf
No	2015	2017
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Kyrgyzstan, A/HRC/29/4, 9 April 2015, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/kyrgyzstan/session_21_-_january_2015/a_hrc_29_4_e.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
1,190	2018
International Monetary Fund, "World Economic Outlook (April 2018)," April 2018, http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/LUR@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD/KGZ
1,278	2014
The World Bank. GDP Per Capita (current US$).

Remittances to the country Show sources

Remittances to the country (in millions USD)	Observation Date
2,482	2018
International Monetary Fund, "World Economic Outlook (April 2018)," April 2018, http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/LUR@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD/KGZ
2,245	2014
International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml

Remittances from the country Show sources

Remittances from the country (in millions USD)	Observation Date
452	2017
National Bank of Kyrgyzstan, Annual report, 2017, http://www.nbkr.kg/DOC/04052018/000000000049877.pdf

Unemployment Rate Show sources

Unemployment Rate	Observation Date
	2018
International Monetary Fund, "World Economic Outlook (April 2018)," April 2018, http://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/LUR@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD/KGZ
	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
624.1	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
120	Medium	2015
Human Development Reports

B. Attitudes and Perceptions

Country Links

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