Kyrgyzstan

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2019

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Detained children

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

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DETENTION STATISTICS

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

DETAINEE DATA

Total Number of Children Placed in Immigration Detention (Year)
0
2017

DETENTION CAPACITY

ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION

ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT DATA

PRISON DATA

Criminal Prison Population (Year)
10,030
2016
9,828
2012
10,163
2010
15,127
2007
16,934
2004
18,400
2001
21,254
1998
13,775
1994
9,707
1992
Percentage of Foreign Prisoners (Year)
4.9
2016
4.8
2012
Prison Population Rate (per 100,000 of National Population)
167
2016
181
2012
183
2010
284
2007
329
2004
369
2001
446
1998
304
1994
218
1992

POPULATION DATA

Population (Year)
6,500,000
2020
6,500,000
2020
5,940,000
2015
International Migrants (Year)
200,260
2019
204,400
2015
International Migrants as Percentage of Population (Year)
3.4
2015
Refugees (Year)
347
2019
333
2018
341
2017
334
2016
354
2015
482
2014
Ratio of Refugees Per 1000 Inhabitants (Year)
0.06
2016
0.08
2014
New Asylum Applications (Year)
169
2019
181
2016
256
2014
Refugee Recognition Rate (Year)
25
2014
Stateless Persons (Year)
548
2018
855
2017
2,334
2016
13,678
2015

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA & POLLS

Gross Domestic Product per Capita (in USD)
1,190
2018
1,278
2014
Remittances to the Country
2,482
2018
2,245
2014
Remittances From the Country
452
2017
Unemployment Rate
2018
2014
Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) (in Millions USD)
624.1
2014
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP)
120 (Medium)
2015

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

Does the Country Detain People for Migration, Asylum, or Citizenship Reasons?
Yes
2019

GOVERNANCE SYSTEM

Legal Tradition(s)
Civil law
2017

LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

GROUNDS FOR MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

LENGTH OF MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION INSTITUTIONS

PROCEDURAL STANDARDS & SAFEGUARDS

Procedural Standards
Information to detainees No
2019
Access to consular assistance No
2019
Access to asylum procedures No
2019

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

Has the country released immigration detainees as a result of the pandemic?
Yes
2020
Has the country used legal "alternatives to detention" as part of pandemic detention releases?
Unknown
2021
Has the country Temporarily Ceased or Restricted Issuing Detention Orders?
Unknown
2021
Has the Country Adopted These Pandemic-Related Measures for People in Immigration Detention?
COVID-19 Testing: UnknownVaccinations: UnknownProvision of Masks: UnknownProvision of Hygiene Supplies: UnknownSuspension of Visits: Unknown
2021
Has the Country Locked-Down Previously "Open" Reception Facilities, Shelters, Refugee Camps, or Other Forms of Accommodation for Migrant Workers or Other Non-Citizens?
Unknown
2021
Have cases of COVID-19 been reported in immigration detention facilities or any other places used for immigration detention purposes?
Unknown
2021
Has the Country Ceased or Restricted Deportations/Removals During any Period After the Onset of the Pandemic?
Unknown
2021
Has the Country Released People from Criminal Prisons During the Pandemic?
Unknown
2021
Have Officials Blamed Migrants, Asylum Seekers, or Refugees for the Spread of COVID-19?
Unknown
2021
Has the Country Restricted Access to Asylum Procedures?
Unknown
2021
Has the Country Commenced a National Vaccination Campaign?
Yes
2021
Have Populations of Concern Been Included/Excluded From the National Vaccination Campaign?
People in Immigration Custody (including legal in "alternatives to detention" or at open reception centres): UnknownRefugees: UnknownUndocumented Migrants: UnknownAsylum Seekers: UnknownStateless People: Unknown
2021

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

International Treaties Ratified
Ratification Year
Observation Date
CRPD, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2019
2019
CTOCTP, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
2003
2017
CTOCSP, Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
2003
2017
VCCR, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
1994
2017
ICERD, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
1997
2017
ICESCR, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
1994
2017
ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
1994
2017
CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
1997
2017
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
1997
2017
CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child
1994
2017
ICRMW, International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
2003
2017
CRSR, Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
1996
2017
OPCAT, Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
2008
2008
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 13/19
Individual Complaints Procedures
Acceptance Year
ICCPR, First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 1994
1994
CEDAW, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999 2002
2002
Ratio of Complaints Procedures Accepted
Observation Date
2/7
2017
Relevant Recommendations Issued by Treaty Bodies
Recommendation Year
Observation Date
Committee on the Rights of the Child § 58. "The Committee recalls its report of the day of general discussion on the rights of all children in the context of migration (2012) and recommends that the State party ensure that children of internal migrant workers are provided with adequate living conditions and immediate access to health care and education irrespective of their residency status." 2014
2014

NON-TREATY-BASED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

Relevant Recommendations from the UN Universal Periodic Review
Observation Date
No 2010
2017
No 2015
2017
No 2020

REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

DETENTION COSTS

OUTSOURCING

FOREIGN SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR DETENTION OPERATIONS