This book offers a unique comparative assessment of the evolution of immigration detention systems in European Union member states since the onset of the “refugee crisis.” By applying an analytical framework premised on international human rights law in assessing domestic detention regimes, the book reveals the extent to which EU legislation has led to the adoption of laws and practices that may disregard fundamental rights and standards. […]
Cyprus
Cyprus Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Cyprus Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Cyprus, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Cyprus Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Cyprus: Country Page Cyprus: COVID-19 Updates Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Cyprus Cyprus: Reception Challenges in Europe’s New […]
Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Cyprus
Global Detention Project Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (85th Session, 7-25 September 2020) Cyprus: Issues related to immigration detention The Global Detention Project (GDP) welcomes the opportunity to provide information for consideration of the combined fourth to sixth periodic reports of Tunisia (CRC/C/TUN/4-6) to the Committee on the Rights of […]
Cyprus: Reception Challenges in Europe’s New Gateway
Immigration Detention in Cyprus (2019 Report): Although the Republic of Cyprus is one of only a small number of EU member states that have yet to join the Schengen visa-free zone, the country is quickly becoming an important gateway for migrants and refugees as other routes into the EU have been blocked. With a small […]
Immigration Detention in Cyprus
For many years, Cyprus used prisons and police stations to detain migrants and asylum seekers. After years of criticism from NGOs and regional rights bodies like the Council of Europe, Cyprus opened its first specialised immigration detention facility in 2013. However, reports indicate the country continues to make use of police cells. There have also […]
