Liechtenstein

Latest Report

Not Available

Immigration detainees

2019

Not Available

Detained children

2017

39

New asylum applications

2019

125

Refugees

2019

25,467

International migrants

2019

Latest Report

Overview

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

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IMMIGRATION AND DETENTION-RELATED STATISTICS

Total number of immigration detainees by year
Not Available
2019
Total number of detained minors
Not Available
2017
Number of apprehensions of non-citizens
35
2018
0
2014
5
2013
0
2012
Number of persons removed/returned (voluntary returns and deportations)
20
2018
15
2014
10
2013
5
2012
Percentage of persons removed in relation to total number of people placed in removal procedures
100
2014
Criminal prison population
10
2016
7
2013
Percentage of foreign prisoners
87.5
2015
71.4
2012
Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population)
27
2016
19
2013
Population
39,137
2020
38,000
2015
International migrants
25,467
2019
23,500
2015
International migrants as a percentage of the population
62.6
2015
Refugees
125
2019
156
2016
150
2015
103
2014
Ratio of refugees per 1000 inhabitants
4.31
2016
2.78
2014
Total number of new asylum applications
39
2019
52
2016
78
2014
Refugee recognition rate
23.8
2014
Stateless persons
0
2016
2
2015

SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product per capita (in USD)
149,160
2012
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP)
13 (Very high)
2015

DOMESTIC LAWS AND POLICIES

Legal tradition
Civil law
2017
Types of non-custodial measures
Release on bail (No) No
2015
Designated non-secure housing (Yes) Yes
2014
Supervised release and/or reporting (No) No
2014
Registration (deposit of documents) (Yes) Yes
2014
Electronic monitoring (No) No
2014

INTERNATIONAL LAW

International treaties
Ratification Year
OP CRC Communications Procedure
2017
CRSSP, Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
2009
CTOCTP, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
2008
CTOCSP, Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
2008
OPCAT, Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
2006
ICERD, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
2000
ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
1998
ICESCR, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
1998
CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
1995
CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child
1995
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
1990
PCRSR, Protocol to the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
1968
VCCR, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
1966
CRSR, Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
1957
International treaty reservations
Reservation Year
Observation Date
ICCPR Article 14 1998
1998
1998
ICCPR Article 26 1998
1998
1998
Individual complaints procedure
Acceptance Year
ICERD, declaration under article 14 of the Convention 2004
2004
ICCPR, First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 1998
1998
CEDAW, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999 2001
2001
CAT, declaration under article 22 of the Convention 1990
1990
Ratio of complaints procedures accepted
Observation Date
4/6
2017
Regional legal instruments
Year of Ratification (Treaty) / Transposed (Directive) / Adoption (Regulation)
CPCSE, Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 2015
2015
ECPT, European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment 1991
1991
CATHB, Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings 2016
2016
ECHRP1, Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights (amended by protocol 11) 1995
1995
ECHRP7, Protocol 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights (amended by protocol 11) 2005
2005
ECHR, Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (commonly known as the European Convention on Human Rights 1982
1982
Relevant recommendations of the UN Universal Periodic Review
Observation Date
No 2009
2017
Yes 2013
2017

INSTITUTIONAL INDICATORS

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