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Pakistan Immigration Detention

Quick Facts

International migrants (2015): 3,629,000
New asylum applications (2016): 6,302

Centres List

No detention centres data available

Statistics Expand all

A. Detention, expulsion, and incarceration statistics

80,169

Criminal prison population

2015

Criminal prison population

Number	Observation Date
80,169	2015
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
74,944	2012
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
75,586	2010
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
95,016	2007
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
89,370	2005
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
90,000	2002
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
74,485	1999
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
72,700	1996
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
68,453	1993
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

1.2

Percentage of foreign prisoners

2007

Percentage of foreign prisoners

Percentage	Observation Date
1.2	2007
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

43

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

2015

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

Number	Observation Date
43	2015
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
41	2012
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
43	2010
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
58	2007
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
57	2005
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
60	2002
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
54	1999
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
56	1996
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief
58	1993
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

B. Demographics and immigration-related statistics

188,925,000

Population

2015

Population

Number	Observation Date
188,925,000	2015
United Nations Population Fund. State of World Population 2015, http://www.unfpa.org/fr/world-population-dashboard

3,629,000

International migrants

2015

International migrants

Number	Observation Date
3,629,000	2015
International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml

1.9

International migrants as a percentage of the population

2015

International migrants as a percentage of the population

Percentage	Observation Date
1.9	2015
International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml

1,352,551

Refugees

2016

Refugees

Number	Observation Date
1,352,551	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
1,561,162	2015
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
1,505,525	2014
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern

8.14

Ratio of refugees per 1000 inhabitants

2014

Ratio of refugees per 1000 inhabitants

Number	Observation Date
8.14	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

6,302

Total number of new asylum applications

2016

Total number of new asylum applications

Number	Observation Date
6,302	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
5,818	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

37

Refugee recognition rate

2014

Refugee recognition rate

Number	Observation Date
37	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
Muslim law	2017
World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/
Common 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
VCCR, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations	1969
UN Treaty Collection
CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child	2011
UN Treaty Collection
CRPD, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	2011
UN Treaty Collection
ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	2010
UN Treaty Collection
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	2010
UN Treaty Collection
ICESCR, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	2008
UN Treaty Collection
CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	1996
UN Treaty Collection
ICERD, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	1966
UN Treaty Collection

Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified

8/19

Ratio of complaints procedures accepted Show sources

Number	Observation Date
0/7	2017
UN Treaty Collection

2. Regional treaties, regulations, and directives

3. Bilateral/Multilateral agreements linked to readmissions

Bilateral/multilateral agreements linked to readmission Show sources

Name	Year in Force	Observation Date
EU	2010	2017
Jean-Pierre Cassarino, "Inventory of the bilateral agreements linked to readmission," http://www.jeanpierrecassarino.com/datasets/ra/

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 Pakistan, A/HRC/8/42, 4 June 2008, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/pakistan/session_2_-_may_2008/ahrc842pakistane.pdf
No	2012	2017
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Pakistan, A/HRC/22/12, 26 December 2012, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/pakistan/session_14_-_october_2012/ahrc2212pakistane.pdf

Institutions Expand all

A. Governing structures

B. Institutions responsible for immigration detention

Custodial authority

Agency	Ministry	Ministry Typology	Observation Date

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
1,316	2014
The World Bank. GDP Per Capita (current US$).

Remittances to the country Show sources

Remittances to the country (in millions USD)	Observation Date
17,060	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
5.2	2014
The World Bank. Unemployment, total (% of total labor force), 2014

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

Net official development assistance (ODA) (in USD)	Observation Date
3,611.9	2014

Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP) Show sources

Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP)	UNDP four-tiered ranking	Observation Date
147	Low	2015
Human Development Reports

B. Attitudes and Perceptions

Pew Global Attitudes Poll on Immigration Show sources

% who agree with the statement “We should restrict and control entry of people into our country more than we do now.”	Observation Date
70	2007
Pew Research Center. 2007. "World Publics Welcome Global Trade — But Not Immigration." Pew Research Center. Pew Global Attitudes Project. 4 October 2007. http://www.pewglobal.org/2007/10/04/world-publics-welcome-global-trade-but-not-immigration/

Country Links

Government Agencies
International Organisations
Media
NGO & Research Institutions

Government Agencies

Ministry of Human Rights: http://www.mohr.gov.pk/
Ministry of Law and Justice: http://www.molaw.gov.pk/

International Organisations

UNHCR Pakistan: http://unhcrpk.org/

IOM Pakistan: https://www.iom.int/pakistan

Media

Daily Times: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/

NGOs and Research Institutions

Refugee Rights Network Pakistan: http://rrnpk.org/

Pakistan International Human Rights Organization (PIHRO): http://pihro.org/