Belarus: Aleksandr Barsukov’s (Deputy Minister of the Interior Ministry) official response to the Global Detention Project’s COVID-19 survey, jointly submitted with Human Constanta. The GDP submitted information requests to government agencies, international organisations, National Human Rights Institutions, and NGOs requesting information pertaining to the treatment of immigration detainees during the pandemic. Responses were documented on our COVID-19 Immigration Detention […]
Cayman Islands Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Cayman Islands Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from the Cayman Islands, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Cayman Islands Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Cayman Islands: Country Page Cayman Islands: Immigration and Detention Related Statistics […]
11 May 2020 – Ukraine
According to information provided to the Global Detention Project (GDP) by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG), the Ukrainian government is currently preparing to release inmates from prisons across Ukraine in an effort to stem the spread of the virus. Together with the Ministry of Justice, KHPG has prepared two bills on amnesty and […]
11 May 2020 – United Kingdom
Despite an unsuccessful legal challenge from Detention Action seeking the release of all immigration detainees at the High Court in March (see 5 April update), more than 700 detainees were released between 16 March and 21 April as the government responded to concerns about the spread of Covid-19 within immigration detention facilities. The organisation has […]
Jordan Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Jordan Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Jordan, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Jordan Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Jordan: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Jordan – Detained by Employers, Locked Inside Refugee Camps, Pushed Back Into Conflict Zones Jordan: COVID-19 […]
09 May 2020 – Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago reportedly operates one dedicated immigration detention centre, the Aripo Detention Centre in Arima, which has a total capacity of 150 places. In recent years, the country has cracked down on Venezuelan migrants and asylum seekers who have fled violence and economic hardship in their country. The Covid-19 pandemic reached the Carribean in […]
Singapore Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Singapore Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Singapore, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. Key facts: Immigration detainees: Not available (2019) Detained minors: Not available (2019) International migrants: 2,155,653 (2019) Percentage of foreign prisoners: 9.9 (2016) Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified: 6/19 (2019) View […]
08 May 2020 – United States
Health officials in the state of California announced the first COVID-19 fatality of an immigration detainee on 7 May. The person had been detained at the Otay Mesa Detention Center, which is operated by the prison prison company CoreCivic (formerly the Corrections Corporation of America) in San Diego. The ACLU, in a tweet, said: “The […]
Oman Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Oman Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Oman, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Oman Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Oman: Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review (with Migrant-Rights.org) (37th Session, January/February 2021) Report: Immigration Detention in Oman (2016) Oman: Country Page […]
Egypt Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Egypt Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Egypt, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Egypt Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Egypt: Country Page Submission to the UN Committee on Migrant Workers: Egypt Egypt: COVID-19 Updates […]
