In January, the CMW released its much anticipated “General Comment No.6”. The GDP, which provided both written and oral interventions during the drafting stages, is pleased to observe that several key issues have been explicitly referenced in the final document. […]
Deplorable Conditions in Italian Detention Centres Cast Further Doubts on Italy-Albania Migration Protocol
A recent report from the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) reveals the deplorable conditions in Italy’s pre-removal centres. The rights body highlights both the disrespect of detainees fundamental rights, as well as abysmal detention conditions, and raises concerns regarding Italy’s detention deal with Albania. The CPT’s Report on its Visit to […]
The Health Implications of Immigration Detention: A Global Problem
Paper given by GDP Director Michael Flynn at the conference “Crimmigration through Time, Space, and Culture,” organised by the CINETS scholars network at Lewis & Clark Law School (Portland, Oregon, 1-2 March 2024) Introduction This paper provides a summary of key findings from an ongoing research project at the Global Detention Project aimed at broadening […]
Egypt: Growing Calls to End Harmful Treatment of Refugees
Despite the spiralling war in nearby Sudan—where reports of massacres and widespread starvation have grabbed global attention—Egypt remains poised to adopt a new asylum law that will threaten access to protection for those fleeing the conflict. The law will also allow for arbitrary detention and refoulement based on migration status and without full consideration of […]
Ireland: Growing Crackdown on Immigration and Asylum
Facing increasing pressures on its shared border with Northern Ireland and sharply rising asylum requests, Ireland has ramped up border controls and deportations. Growing Crackdown on Immigration in Ireland and Northern Ireland Recent reports reveal increasing immigration restrictions in Ireland, following a spike in irregular arrivals from the UK via Northern Ireland. According to the […]
Immigration Detention in Taiwan: Detention “Shelters,” International Isolation, Growing Migration Pressures
December 2024: Immigration detention is an important tool of immigration control in Taiwan, where detainee numbers have steadily risen in recent years. Although conditions in Taiwan’s detention centres have frequently been criticised, they have received little international scrutiny because of China’s opposition to Taiwan’s UN membership. Taiwan also lacks an asylum system, though the need […]
Urgent Appeal: Growing Threats to Refugees in Egypt
As new reports of massacres and famine emerge from the conflict in Sudan, Egypt seems poised to adopt a new asylum law that will threaten access to protection for those desperately fleeing the conflict while enabling their detention and refoulement without consideration of individual needs. […]
Guest Opinion: “The Dominican Republic Must End Collective Deportations of Haitians”
Guest Post by Bridget Wooding (OBMICA) On 2 October, the Dominican Republic’s Migration Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior and Police announced an upscaled operation “to deport 10,000 Haitians each week.” This decision had been taken by the Defence and National Security Council, headed up by President Luis Abinader. According to the Council’s directive, […]
Croatia: Brutality on the Border, Expanding Detention Regime
Croatia’s brutal treatment and pushbacks of migrants and asylum seekers along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina has been widely documented for several years, with the most recent reports revealing systematic destruction of migrants’ belongings, including cell phones and identity papers. The country has also expanded its immigration enforcement infrastructure with the opening in late 2023 of a […]
Saudi Arabia: Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
ISSUES RELATED TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS INCLUDING DISCRIMINATORY LABOUR POLICIES, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND ARBITRARY DETENTION AND DEPORTATION MEASURES 1. INTRODUCTION This submission has been prepared by Migrant-Rights.org and the Global Detention Project (GDP) for consideration by the Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) at its 114th session where it will […]
