The Federated States of Micronesia, which as of 25 August 2020 had no confirmed cases of COVID-19, does not have national asylum legislation and is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention. According to the 2020 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report, human traffickers target women from Micronesia for different forms of exploitation. As of […]
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DETENTION CAPACITY
ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION
ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT DATA
PRISON DATA
POPULATION DATA
LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Does the Country Have Specific Laws that Provide for Migration-Related Detention?
GROUNDS FOR DETENTION
LENGTH OF DETENTION
DETENTION INSTITUTIONS
PROCEDURAL STANDARDS & SAFEGUARDS
COSTS & OUTSOURCING
COVID-19 DATA
TRANSPARENCY
MONITORING
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING BODIES
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISMS (OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE)
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOS)
GOVERNMENTAL MONITORING BODIES
INTERNATIONAL DETENTION MONITORING
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES & TREATY BODIES
International Treaties Ratified
Ratification Year
Observation Date
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 5/19
Relevant Recommendations or Observations Issued by Treaty Bodies
Treaty Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Recommendation Year
2020
Recommendation Excerpt
§ 72. "The Committee recommends that the State party , in order to further strengthen the fulfilment of children ’ s rights, consider ratifying the following core human rights instruments, to which it is not yet a party:
(a) Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
(b) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
(c) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
(d) International Convention on the Elimination o f All Forms of R acial Discrimination ;
(e) International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance;
(f) International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families."
(a) Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
(b) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
(c) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
(d) International Convention on the Elimination o f All Forms of R acial Discrimination ;
(e) International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance;
(f) International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families."
Sources
Committee on the Rights of the Child, "Concluding Observations on the Second Periodic Report of the Federated States of Micronesia," CRC/C/FSM/CO/2, 3 April 2020, https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CRC%2fC%2fFSM%2fCO%2f2&Lang=en
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Relevant Recommendations or Observations from the UN Universal Periodic Review
Recommendation Issued
No
Year Issued
2021
UPR Cycle
3rd
Sources
Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, "Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Federated States of Micronesia", 9 July 2021, Forty-seventh session, Fourth Cycle, United Nations General Assembly, https://uhri.ohchr.org/en/document/e8bfe608-d441-45cb-a579-639bcc9877c4
Recommendation Issued
No
Year Issued
2011
Sources
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Federated States of Micronesia, A/HRC/16/16, 4 January 2011, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/micronesia_federated_states_of/session_9_-_november_2010/ahrc1616micronesiae.pdf
Recommendation Issued
No
Year Issued
2015
Sources
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Federated States of Micronesia, A/HRC/31/4, 23 December 2015, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/micronesia_federated_states_of/session_23_-_november_2015/a_hrc_31_4_e.pdf
Recommendation Issued
Yes
Year Issued
2021
Sources
Human Rights Council, "Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Federated States of Micronesia," A/HRC/47/4, 26 March 2021, https://uhri.ohchr.org/Document/File/e8bfe608-d441-45cb-a579-639bcc9877c4/E76AFC22-C9AB-45BD-9122-BE848D03EED0
REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS
HEALTH CARE PROVISION
HEALTH IMPACTS
COVID-19
Country Updates
The Federated States of Micronesia, which as of 25 August 2020 had no confirmed cases of COVID-19, does not have national asylum legislation and is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention. According to the 2020 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report, human traffickers target women from Micronesia for different forms of exploitation. As of 2020, the government “remained without comprehensive standard operating procedures (SOPs) for proactive victim identification and referral to protection services. Law enforcement and judicial understanding of trafficking remained low and overall protection services continued to be insufficient.” There is little available information about the treatment of migrants or asylum seekers in immigration enforcement procedures in Micronesia.
As regards the country’s prison system, the Micronesian Red Cross reported that it provided a disinfectant station to the Division of Public Safety for use by police officers and visitors to the Yap Prison. The Red Cross also visited prisoners at the facility to brief them on precautions to take to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and to provide them with first aid supplies and soap.
Government Agencies
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - https://gov.fm/
International Organisations
UNHCR - https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/federated-states-micronesia
IOM - https://www.iom.int/countries/micronesia
NGO & Research Institutions
Catholic Relife Services (CRS) - https://www.crs.org/where-we-work/asia/micronesia
Caritas - https://www.caritas.org/where-caritas-work/oceania/
