Palau

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Detains migrants or asylum seekers?

Unknown

Asylum Applications

2

2014

International Migrants

5,090

2020

Population

18,000

2021

International Migrants as % of Population

28.1%

2020

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Overview

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

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Palau, a Pacific archipelago nation made up of more than 300 islands, has not been a significant destination for asylum seekers or refugees. However, its location–shared maritime borders with Indonesia, the Philippines, and Micronesia–is adjacent to important migration routes in Asia. Nevertheless, the country does not have national asylum legislation and the country is not […]

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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
0
2016
0
2015
2
2014
5
2013

DETENTION CAPACITY

ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION

ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT DATA

PRISON DATA

Criminal Prison Population (Year)
72
2015
51
2013
Percentage of Foreign Prisoners (Year)
6.5
2005
Prison Population Rate (per 100,000 of National Population)
343
2014
243
2013

POPULATION DATA

Population (Year)
18,000
2021
21,685
2020
21,000
2015
International Migrants (Year)
5,090
2020
5,066
2019
5,700
2015
International Migrants as Percentage of Population (Year)
28.1
2020
26.6
2015
Refugees (Year)
0
2016
Ratio of Refugees Per 1000 Inhabitants (Year)
0.05
2014
Asylum Applications (Year)
2
2014
Refugee Recognition Rate (Year)
100
2014
Stateless Persons (Year)
0
2015

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA & POLLS

Gross Domestic Product per Capita (in USD)
11,879
2014
Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) (in Millions USD)
23.4
2014
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP)
60 (High)
2015

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

Does the Country Detain People for Migration, Asylum, or Citizenship Reasons?
Unknown
2020

GOVERNANCE SYSTEM

Legal Tradition(s)
Common law
2017

LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

GROUNDS FOR MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

LENGTH OF MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION INSTITUTIONS

PROCEDURAL STANDARDS & SAFEGUARDS

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

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

International Treaties Ratified
Ratification Year
Observation Date
CRPD, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2013
2017
CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child
1995
2017
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 2/19
Individual Complaints Procedures
Acceptance Year
CRPD, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2013
2013
Ratio of Complaints Procedures Accepted
Observation Date
1/2
2017

NON-TREATY-BASED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

Relevant Recommendations from the UN Universal Periodic Review
Observation Date
No 2016
2017
No 2011
2017

REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

DETENTION COSTS

OUTSOURCING

FOREIGN SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR DETENTION OPERATIONS