Russia: Weaponising Immigration Policies to Push Migrants into War and Launching a New “Expulsion Regime” 

Russia is ramping up immigration enforcement to pressure migrants to join the frontline in Ukraine and increase deportations of people from various Asian countries. As part of the Kremlin’s efforts to bolster military strength, foreigners continue to be coerced into fighting in Ukraine–with many being threatened with deportation should they refuse to fight. And since […]

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A Federal Migration Service bus at a construction site in Moscow (c) Moskva News Agency

United States and El Salvador: A Scheme to Deport Migrants from the US to a “Human Rights Black Hole” 

On 7 April, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could continue deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador’s “supermax” CECOT prison, referred to by observers as a “human rights black hole.” In March, more than 260 people were deported and placed in the facility under the US’s controversial agreement with El […]

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Detainees inside El Salvador's CECOT facility

The GDP Addresses the UN Committee on Migrant Workers: Mexico, Jamaica, Niger

On 7 April, the GDP’s Refugee Advocacy Co-ordinator Abdul Aziz Muhammat participated at a UN Committee on Migrant Workers at an informal briefing for NGOs and NHRIs. One of a small handful of NGOs providing input, his participation was an important opportunity to place immigration detention concerns directly in front of the Committee. In our […]

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Poland: Blocking Access to Asylum, Violating Human Rights on the Border

On 26 March, Poland’s President Duda signed into law a controversial bill allowing authorities to temporarily suspend access to asylum. The bill, which has been subject to extensive criticism, comes as rights groups have reported ongoing abuses of migrants and refugees at the country’s border with Belarus. […]

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A new report from Oxfam and Egala has called attention to the slate of abuses that migrants and refugees continue to face in border areas, (c) https://tinyurl.com/rvpvzhks

Panama: A “Bridge” Serving Trump’s Sweeping Deportation Plans

The US has deported hundreds of people to countries like Panama, Costa Rica, and El Salvador as part of the Trump administration’s plan to deport “millions.” On arrival in Panama, deportees have been detained in several ad hoc facilities where reports highlight a serious disregard for fundamental human rights.  […]

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Deportees call for assistance from inside the Decapolis Hotel, source: Getty/BBC

Submission: Türkiye’s Implementation of the ECtHR’s Judgements Concerning “Akkad vs Turkey”

Since the ECtHR’s 2022 judgement concerning the case of Akkad v. Turkey, there continue to be important gaps in Turkish law, as well as between legal frameworks and day-to-day practice. In this submission, the GDP, CESSMA, and Mülteci-Der call on the Committee of Ministers to ensure Turkiye’s effective implementation of the judgement’s general measures. […]

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“Out of Sight and Out of Mind”: Norway’s Failure to Reform its Treatment of Immigration Detainees

Norway’s immigration detention Supervisory Board has criticised practices at the country’s Trandum Immigration Detention Centre. In its Annual Report, the board says that although there have been important changes—including shifting medical care from the private to the public sector—numerous abusive immigration detention practices persist, including “prison-like” operations at Trandum, obliging detainees to meet officials from […]

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Trandum Detention Centre, Norway