Amidst rising xenophobic sentiment in the country (see 29 April update on this platform), in mid-August residents of Velika Kladusa (in the Krajina region, on the Bosnian-Croatian border) staged a protest to denounce purported assaults by foreigners on local civilians. The protestors reportedly blocked a road leading to an asylum seeker reception centre. During the […]
United Kingdom: Covid-19 and Detention
During the first two weeks of August, more than 650 migrants and asylum seekers crossed the Channel from France. With fewer lorries able to cross during the pandemic, migrants and asylum seekers have increasingly sought to attempt the journey in dinghies, often with the aid of smugglers. The country’s Home Office has been advancing alarmist […]
Iceland Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Iceland Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Iceland, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Iceland Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Iceland: Country Page Iceland: International Law Iceland: COVID-19 Updates […]
Bulgaria: Covid-19 and Detention
In a follow-up response to its 5 June GDP Covid-19 survey, the Interior Ministry provided additional information regarding removal procedures during the Covid-19 crisis. According to the ministry, removals were halted as there were practical difficulties in carrying out returns due to measures to protect the health of migrants and escort staff, as well as […]
Denmark Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Denmark Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Denmark, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Denmark Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Denmark: Country Page Denmark: COVID-19 Updates Immigration Detention in Denmark: Where Officials Celebrate the Deprivation of Liberty of “Rejected Asylum Seekers” Submission to […]
Hong Kong (China) Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Hong Kong (China) Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Hong Kong (China), including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Hong Kong (China) Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Hong Kong (China): Country Page Hong Kong (China): International Law Hong Kong (China): COVID-19 Updates […]
Iceland: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, the Icelandic Parliamentary Ombudsman (Althingi Ombudsman) reported there are no dedicated immigration detention centres in the country (previously, reports from the Council of Europe going back as far as 1998 have indicated that prisons or police stations are used for this purpose). Thus, the Ombudsman did not […]
Denmark: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s (GDP) Covid-19 survey, the Danish Department of Prisons and Probations said that there is one main special detention centre for immigration detainees, which it administers (according to GDP data, while Denmark has one long-standing dedicated facility, the Ellebaek Detention Centre, it has recently used other facilities for detaining migrants […]
Hong Kong (China): Covid-19 and Detention
Amid a resurgence in the number of Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong, on 19 August a 37-year old Thai man detained at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre (CIC) was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19. The Centre for Health Protection subsequently announced that it would test approximately 200 Immigration Department staff and 400 detainees. […]
Bahamas Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Bahamas Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Bahamas, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Bahamas Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Bahamas: Country Profile Bahamas: COVID-19 Updates Staff Publication: There and Back Again: On the Diffusion of Immigration Detention (M. Flynn) […]
