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DETENTION STATISTICS

Total Migration Detainees: Flow + Stock (year)
Not Available
2019
Reported Population (Day)
300
2020

DETAINEE DATA

Countries of Origin (Year)
China (Korea, South) Japan Vietnam
2020
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)
142,168
2016
108,305
2012
102,267
2009
89,639
2005
67,798
2002
70,383
1999
35,864
1993
Percentage of Foreign Prisoners (Year)
0.4
2016
Prison Population Rate (per 100,000 of National Population)
140
2016
111
2012
111
2009
108
2005
86
2002
94
1999
55
1993

POPULATION DATA

Population (Year)
109,600,000
2020
100,699,000
2015
International Migrants (Year)
218,530
2019
211,900
2015
International Migrants as Percentage of Population (Year)
0.2
2015
Refugees (Year)
680
2019
642
2018
522
2017
382
2016
269
2015
222
2014
New Asylum Applications (Year)
218
2019
105
2016
90
2014
Stateless Persons (Year)
1,068
2018
2,678
2017
4,636
2016
8,619
2015

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA & POLLS

Gross Domestic Product per Capita (in USD)
2,872
2014
Remittances to the Country
28,403,500
2015
Unemployment Rate
2014
Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) (in Millions USD)
675.7
2014
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP)
115 (Medium)
2015

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

Does the Country Detain People for Migration, Asylum, or Citizenship Reasons?
Yes
2022
Does the Country Have Specific Laws that Provide for Migration-Related Detention?
Yes
2022

GOVERNANCE SYSTEM

Legal Tradition(s)
Common law
2017
Civil law
2017

LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

GROUNDS FOR MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

LENGTH OF MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION INSTITUTIONS

Custodial Authorities
Bureau of Immigration (Department of Justice) Justice
2006
Bureau of Immigration (Department of Justice) Justice
2004

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

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?
No
2020
Has the country Temporarily Ceased or Restricted Issuing Detention Orders?
No
2021
Has the Country Adopted These Pandemic-Related Measures for People in Immigration Detention?
COVID-19 Testing: YesVaccinations: UnknownProvision of Masks: UnknownProvision of Hygiene Supplies: UnknownSuspension of Visits: Yes
2020
Has the Country Locked-Down Previously "Open" Reception Facilities, Shelters, Refugee Camps, or Other Forms of Accommodation for Migrant Workers or Other Non-Citizens?
2022
Have cases of COVID-19 been reported in immigration detention facilities or any other places used for immigration detention purposes?
Yes
2020
Has the Country Ceased or Restricted Deportations/Removals During any Period After the Onset of the Pandemic?
No
2020
Has the Country Released People from Criminal Prisons During the Pandemic?
Yes
2020
Have Officials Blamed Migrants, Asylum Seekers, or Refugees for the Spread of COVID-19?
Unknown
2022
Has the Country Restricted Access to Asylum Procedures?
Unknown
2022
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: IncludedUndocumented Migrants: UnknownAsylum Seekers: IncludedStateless People: Included
2021

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

International Treaties Ratified
Ratification Year
Observation Date
OPCAT, Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
2012
2012
CRSSP, Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
2011
2011
CRPD, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2008
2008
CTOCTP, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
2002
2002
CTOCSP, Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
2002
2002
ICRMW, International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
1995
1995
CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child
1990
1990
ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
1986
1986
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
1986
1986
CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
1981
1981
CRSR, Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
1981
1981
PCRSR, Protocol to the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
1981
1981
ICESCR, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
1974
1974
ICERD, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
1967
1967
VCCR, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
1965
1965
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 15/19
Individual Complaints Procedures
Acceptance Year
ICCPR, First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 1989
1989
CEDAW, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999 2003
2003
Ratio of Complaints Procedures Accepted
Observation Date
2/7
2017

NON-TREATY-BASED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

Relevant Recommendations from the UN Universal Periodic Review
Observation Date
No 2008
2017
No 2012
2017
No 2017
2017

REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

Regional Legal Instruments
Year of Ratification (Treaty) / Transposed (Directive) / Adoption (Regulation)
Observation Date
ASEAN CATPWC Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children 2017
2017
2017

DETENTION COSTS

OUTSOURCING

FOREIGN SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR DETENTION OPERATIONS