According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), between early September and early October Algerian authorities expelled more than 3,400 people from at least 20 countries, including 430 children and 240 women, all of whom were sent to Niger. The expulsions followed waves of arrests in no fewer than nine cities, during which children were reportedly separated […]
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic): Covid-19 and Detention
As of 12 October 2020, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had detected 10,851 cases of COVID-19 and recorded 276 deaths due to the disease. In addition to outbreaks of cholera, the Ebola virus, and measles, the country now has to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ethiopia Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Ethiopia Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Ethiopia, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Ethiopia Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Ethiopia: Country Page Ethiopia: COVID-19 Updates Ethiopia: International Law […]
Djibouti Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Djibouti Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Djibouti, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Djibouti Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Djibouti: Country Page Djibouti: COVID-19 Updates Djibouti: Detention Centres […]
Eritrea Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Eritrea Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Eritrea, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Eritrea Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Eritrea: Country Page Eritrea: COVID-19 Updates Eritrea: International Law […]
Cameroon Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Cameroon Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Cameroon, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Cameroon Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Cameroon: Country Page Cameroon: COVID-19 Updates Cameroon: International Law […]
Eritrea: Covid-19 and Detention
Although Eritrea long hosted a small population of Somali refugees (roughly 2,000 as of early 2019), in mid-2019 the government closed its only refugee camp, Umkulu, spurring most of the refugees to flee across the border into neighbouring Ethiopia. By the end of 2019, UNHCR reported that there were only 650 refugees remaining in the […]
Cameroon: Covid-19 and Detention
A critical humanitarian concern in Cameroon is its growing population of internally displaced people (IDPs), which according to UNHCR has increased substantially in recent months because of violence in northern parts of the country. As of mid-2020 there were nearly one million IDPs in the country, in addition to the more than 400,000 refugees. But […]
