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Yemen Immigration Detention

Quick Facts

International migrants (2015): 344,100
New asylum applications (2016): 4,309

Centres List

No detention centres data available

Statistics Expand all

A. Detention, expulsion, and incarceration statistics

14,000

Criminal prison population

2013

Criminal prison population

Number	Observation Date
14,000	2013
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

3.2

Percentage of foreign prisoners

2013

Percentage of foreign prisoners

Percentage	Observation Date
3.2	2013
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

53

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

2013

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

Number	Observation Date
53	2013
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS). Undated website. "World Prison Brief." http://www.prisonstudies.org/world-prison-brief

B. Demographics and immigration-related statistics

26,832,000

Population

2015

Population

Number	Observation Date
26,832,000	2015
Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision.http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Publications/Files/Key_Findings_WPP_2015.pdf

344,100

International migrants

2015

International migrants

Number	Observation Date
344,100	2015
International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml
314,700	2013
International Migration 2013 Wall Chart.http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2013.shtml

1.3

International migrants as a percentage of the population

2015

International migrants as a percentage of the population

Percentage	Observation Date
1.3	2015
International Migration, 2015, Wall Chart, UN Population, http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2015.shtml
1.3	2013
International Migration 2013 Wall Chart.http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/migration/migration-wallchart-2013.shtml

269,763

Refugees

2016

Refugees

Number	Observation Date
269,763	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
263,047	2015
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Country information: Statistical snapshot. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
257,645	2014
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Country information: Statistical snapshot. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home

9.84

Ratio of refugees per 1000 inhabitants

2014

Ratio of refugees per 1000 inhabitants

Number	Observation Date
9.84	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
9.89	2013
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2014. UNHCR Statistical Yearbook 2013. http://www.unhcr.org/54cf9bd69.html.

4,309

Total number of new asylum applications

2016

Total number of new asylum applications

Number	Observation Date
4,309	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
6,266	2013
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2014. UNHCR Statistical Yearbook 2013. http://www.unhcr.org/54cf9bd69.html.

46.7

Refugee recognition rate

2014

Refugee recognition rate

Number	Observation Date
46.7	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
47.8	2013
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2014. UNHCR Statistical Yearbook 2013. http://www.unhcr.org/54cf9bd69.html.

0

Stateless persons

2016

Stateless persons

Number	Observation Date
0	2016
UNHCR Population Statistics http://popstats.unhcr.org/en/persons_of_concern
0	2014
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/
Civil law	2017
World Legal Systems. University of Ottawa. http://www.juriglobe.ca/
Customary 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
CRPD, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	2009
UN Treaty Collection
CAT, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	1991
UN Treaty Collection
CRC, Convention on the Rights of the Child	1991
UN Treaty Collection
ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	1987
UN Treaty Collection
ICESCR, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	1987
UN Treaty Collection
VCCR, Vienna Convention on Consular Relations	1986
UN Treaty Collection
CEDAW, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	1984
UN Treaty Collection
CRSR, Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees	1980
UN Treaty Collection
PCRSR, Protocol to the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees	1980
UN Treaty Collection
ICERD, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	1972
UN Treaty Collection

Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified

10/19

Individual complaints procedure Show sources

Name	Acceptance Year
CRPD, Optional Protocol to o the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	2009
UN Treaty Collection

Ratio of complaints procedures accepted Show sources

Number	Observation Date
1/7	2017
UN Treaty Collection

2. Regional treaties, regulations, and directives

3. Bilateral/Multilateral agreements linked to readmissions

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	2009	2017
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Yemen, A/HRC/12/13, 5 June 2009, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/yemen/session_5_-_may_2009/ahrc1213yeme.pdf
No	2014	2017
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Yemen, A/HRC/26/8, 7 April 2014, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/yemen/session_18_-_january_2014/a_hrc_26_8_e.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
1,408	2014
The World Bank. GDP Per Capita (current US$).

Remittances to the country Show sources

Remittances to the country (in millions USD)	Observation Date
3,455	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