Viet Nam Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Viet Nam, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Viet Nam Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Viet Nam: Country Page Viet Nam: COVID-19 Updates Viet Nam: International Law […]
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Vanuatu: Covid-19 and Detention
Amidst fears that the country’s healthcare system would be overwhelmed by a Covid-19 outbreak, Vanuatu announced a State of Emergency and closed its borders to all inbound flights and vessels in March. Said one expert, “Their health system is fragile and even a few cases of Covid-19 will overwhelm their health system.” As of early […]
Viet Nam: Covid-19 and Detention
As of 7 October, Viet Nam had detected 1,099 cases of COVID-19, out of a population of 21.5 million people. Although the country has been lauded for its efforts to contain the virus–including through early border closures and widespread quarantine and testing activities–some observers have questioned the government’s transparency in reporting COVID-19 statistics. The Law […]
North Korea Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
North Korea Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from North Korea, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the North Korea Detention Data Profile Related Reading: North Korea: Country Page North Korea: COVID-19 Updates North Korea: International Law […]
Sri Lanka Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Sri Lanka Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Sri Lanka, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Sri Lanka Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Sri Lanka: Country Page Sri Lanka: International Law Sri Lanka: COVID-19 Updates […]
Sri Lanka: Covid-19 and Detention
As of 28 September, Sri Lanka, with a population of 21.5 million, had detected only 3,360 cases of COVID-19. Although the country has been lauded for its containment of the virus, members of Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority have allegedly become stigmatised as carriers of the virus. There is also little information available concerning the impact […]
Tuvalu Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Tuvalu Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Tuvalu, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Tuvalu Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Tuvalu: Country Page Tuvalu: COVID-19 Updates Tuvalu: International Law […]
North Korea: Covid-19 and Detention
Having closed its borders in January in an attempt to prevent the spread of the virus into the country from China, North Korea has declared that it has no cases of COVID-19. The country is believed to have established anti-coronavirus rules that involve “indiscriminate shooting” of anyone approaching its borders illegally. On 24 September 2020, […]
Nauru Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Nauru Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Nauru, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Nauru Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Nauru: Country Page Nauru: COVID-19 Updates Report (2016): Immigration Detention in Nauru […]
Tuvalu: Covid-19 and Detention
Like other Pacific-island nations that this platform has reported on (like Samoa and Tonga), Tuvalu had yet to report any COVID-19 cases as of October 2020. In March, the country instituted a State of Emergency and shut its borders to all inbound flights and vessels. Tuvalu has one hospital for its approximately 11,000-person population, with […]
