Monaco

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2019

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Detained children

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

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31 May 2021 – Monaco

31 May 2021

The Principality of Monaco, located on the French Riviera, is the second-smallest independent state in the world and has a population of approximately 38,000 people. The country introduced several measures in March 2020 to combat the spread of the virus, including imposing a lockdown and curfew. As of 31 May 2021, the country had recorded […]

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DETENTION STATISTICS

Total Migration Detainees: Flow + Stock (year)
Not Available
2019

DETAINEE DATA

DETENTION CAPACITY

ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION

ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT DATA

PRISON DATA

Criminal Prison Population (Year)
28
2015
Percentage of Foreign Prisoners (Year)
96.4
2014
Prison Population Rate (per 100,000 of National Population)
74
2015

POPULATION DATA

Population (Year)
39,000
2019
International Migrants (Year)
26,511
2019
Refugees (Year)
22
2019
32
2016
32
2015
33
2014
Ratio of Refugees Per 1000 Inhabitants (Year)
0.71
2016
Stateless Persons (Year)
0
2016

SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA & POLLS

MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION

Does the Country Detain People for Migration, Asylum, or Citizenship Reasons?
No
2011

GOVERNANCE SYSTEM

Legal Tradition(s)
Civil 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

Has the country released immigration detainees as a result of the pandemic?
Unknown
2022
Has the country used legal "alternatives to detention" as part of pandemic detention releases?
Unknown
2022
Has the country Temporarily Ceased or Restricted Issuing Detention Orders?
Not Applicable
2021
Has the Country Adopted These Pandemic-Related Measures for People in Immigration Detention?
COVID-19 Testing: Not ApplicableVaccinations: Not ApplicableProvision of Masks: Not ApplicableProvision of Hygiene Supplies: Not ApplicableSuspension of Visits: Not Applicable
2022
Has the Country Locked-Down Previously "Open" Reception Facilities, Shelters, Refugee Camps, or Other Forms of Accommodation for Migrant Workers or Other Non-Citizens?
Unknown
2022
Have cases of COVID-19 been reported in immigration detention facilities or any other places used for immigration detention purposes?
Unknown
2022
Has the Country Ceased or Restricted Deportations/Removals During any Period After the Onset of the Pandemic?
Unknown
2022
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?
Not Applicable
2019
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): ExcludedRefugees: ExcludedUndocumented Migrants: ExcludedAsylum Seekers: ExcludedStateless People: Excluded
2022

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

International Treaties Ratified
Ratification Year
Observation Date
OP CRC Communications Procedure
2014
2018
CRPD, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2017
2017
VCCR, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
2005
2017
ICERD, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
1995
2017
ICESCR, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
1997
2017
ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
1997
2017
CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
2005
2017
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
1991
2017
CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child
1993
2017
CRSR, Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
1954
2017
CTOCTP, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
2001
2017
CTOCSP, Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
2001
2017
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 12/19
Treaty Reservations
Reservation Year
Observation Date
ICERD Article 5 1995
1995
2017
ICESCR Article 2 1995
1995
2017
CRC Article 40 1993
1993
2017
CRSR Article 22 1954
1954
2017
Individual Complaints Procedures
Acceptance Year
CEDAW, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, 1999 2016
2016
CRC, [Third] Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child establishing a communications procedure, 2011 2014
2014
ICERD, declaration under article 14 of the Convention 2001
2001
CAT, declaration under article 22 of the Convention 1991
1991
Ratio of Complaints Procedures Accepted
Observation Date
4/6
2017

NON-TREATY-BASED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

Relevant Recommendations from the UN Universal Periodic Review
Observation Date
No 2009
2017
No 2014
2017

REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

Regional Legal Instruments
Year of Ratification (Treaty) / Transposed (Directive) / Adoption (Regulation)
Observation Date
CPCSE, Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 2014
2014
2017
ECPT, European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment 2005
2005
2017
CATHB, Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings 2015
2015
2017
ECHRP7, Protocol 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights (amended by protocol 11) 2005
2005
2017
ECHR, Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (commonly known as the European Convention on Human Rights 2005
2005
2017

DETENTION COSTS

OUTSOURCING

FOREIGN SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR DETENTION OPERATIONS