Located at the juncture between South and Central America, Colombia has become an important transit point for migrants and asylum seekers from across the Americas and elsewhere in the world. It is also a key destination for Venezuelans fleeing the turmoil in their country, hosting more than 1.3 million by 2019. During 2010-2014, a national […]
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Colombia Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Colombia Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Colombia, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Colombia Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Colombia: Country Page Colombia: COVID-19 Updates Working Paper: Immigration Detention Through the Lens of International Human Rights: Lessons from South America […]
Immigration Detention through the Lens of International Human Rights: Lessons from South America
Why hasn’t South America witnessed the same growth in immigration detention regimes that has occurred in the rest of the world? This Global Detention Project Working Paper discusses developments across the region through the lens of international human rights standards. […]
