Jamaica successfully avoided a large COVID-19 outbreak during the initial months of the pandemic. However, since late August 2020, the numbers of confirmed infections have surged, increasing the total number of cases to nearly 8,000 by October 2020. The government announced emergency measures in September, including curfews and limits to the size of public gatherings. […]
Netherlands Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Netherlands Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Netherlands, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Netherlands Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Netherlands: Country Page Netherlands: COVID-19 Updates Report: Immigration Detention in the Netherlands: Prioritising Returns in Europe and the Caribbean […]
Viet Nam Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Viet Nam Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Viet Nam, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Viet Nam Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Viet Nam: Country Page Viet Nam: COVID-19 Updates Viet Nam: International Law […]
Vanuatu: Covid-19 and Detention
Amidst fears that the country’s healthcare system would be overwhelmed by a Covid-19 outbreak, Vanuatu announced a State of Emergency and closed its borders to all inbound flights and vessels in March. Said one expert, “Their health system is fragile and even a few cases of Covid-19 will overwhelm their health system.” As of early […]
Netherlands: Covid-19 and Detention
Unlike many of its EU neighbours, the Netherlands largely avoided implementing strict measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. But in the past month, the country has seen a surge in new cases, leaving the Netherlands with one of the highest infection rates in the world (160 […]
Joint Civil Society Letter for Treaty Body Reviews in the COVID-19 Context
The GDP has joined more than 520 NGOs to urge the Human Rights Treaty Bodies and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to schedule State reviews no later than 2021 and to communicate clearly to civil society in advance about their up-coming work. […]
Viet Nam: Covid-19 and Detention
As of 7 October, Viet Nam had detected 1,099 cases of COVID-19, out of a population of 21.5 million people. Although the country has been lauded for its efforts to contain the virus–including through early border closures and widespread quarantine and testing activities–some observers have questioned the government’s transparency in reporting COVID-19 statistics. The Law […]
Libya Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Libya Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Libya, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Libya Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Libya: Country Page Special Report: Physical Fences and Digital Divides: Final Report of the Global Detention Project Special Investigation into the Uses of […]
Saudi Arabia Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Saudi Arabia Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Saudi Arabia, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Saudi Arabia Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Saudi Arabia: Country Page Saudi Arabia: Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review (with Migrant-Rights.org) (2018) Saudi Arabia: Joint Submission […]
Libya: Covid-19 and Detention
COVID-19 cases are rising in Libya, rising from 200 cases in June to some 28,000 cases by October 2020. Movement restrictions along with curfews, as well as the ongoing conflict and economic crisis, have led to sharp increases in food prices, making it hard for refugees and asylum seekers to support themselves. In response, the […]
