According to UNHCR, as of mid-2020 there were 80,698 refugees and asylum seekers in the country. Angola had 1,762 cases of COVID-19 as of 13 August, however there is little information about whether infections have been detected among the country’s refugee population. In late May, after a 60-day state of emergency, the government began loosening […]
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Senegal Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Senegal Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Senegal, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Senegal Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Senegal: Country Page Senegal: COVID-19 Updates Senegal: International Law […]
Senegal: Covid-19 and Detention
Senegal does not operate a dedicated immigration detention facility, according to information provided by the country’s Ombudsperson (Senegal’s Human Rights Committee, or SHRC). However, SHRC informed the GDP that a network of NGOs has launched a campaign to protect the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and any other displaced persons during the pandemic. The coalition–which […]
Libya: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, an official from an international organisation, verified by the GDP, reported that no moratorium had been established in the country and that no immigration detainees had been released as a result of the pandemic (see 15 May Libya update on this platform). According to the official, authorities […]
Sierra Leone Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Sierra Leone Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Sierra Leone, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Sierra Leone Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Sierra Leone: Country Page Sierra Leone: COVID-19 Updates Sierra Leone: International Law […]
Sierra Leone: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, an official from an international organisation, verified by the GDP, reported that in Sierra Leone, immigration detainees had not been released from detention and have not been tested for Covid-19. In addition, the source mentioned that the IOM assisted voluntary return and reintegration program had been suspended […]
Mauritania Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Mauritania Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Mauritania, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Mauritania Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Mauritania: Country Page Mauritania: COVID-19 Updates Mauritania: Detention Centres […]
Mauritania: Covid-19 and Detention
The IOM Mauritania office has informed the GDP that Mauritanian authorities have “informally” placed a moratorium on new detention orders during the crisis; police forces in both Nouakchott and Nouadhibou have reported that they were not detaining migrants. With borders closed and inter-regional movement restrictions in place, deportations from the country have also ceased. Reportedly, […]
Libya: Covid-19 and Detention
UNHCR has reported that more than 2,300 remain confined in centres operated by the UN-backed Government of National Accord. Conditions remain a critical concern, with many detainees facing violence and abuse, food shortages, lack of sanitary facilities, and severe overcrowding. Reportedly, the agency has called for an “orderly release” for all those detained and for […]
Tunisia: Covid-19 and Detention
On 16 July, in what observers in Tunisia have called an “unprecedented decision,” the Tunisian administrative court suspended the detention of 22 migrants detained arbitrarily at the El Ouardia detention centre. The decision comes after reports of hunger strikes at El Ouardia and calls from civil society organisations for authorities to clarify the legal basis […]
