Djibouti: Use of US Military Base for Immigration Detention Purposes Raises Concerns

In May, eight men were flown from the United States to a U.S military facility in Djibouti, where they have since been detained in a converted shipping container. Here, detainees face extreme heat, lack of necessary medications, combat-esque movement restrictions, and poor quality air. The use of a military base for immigration detention related purposes, meanwhile, appears to be part of a wider U.S  trend, raising serious concerns for detainees’ fundamental rights.  […]

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Satellite view of Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (c) Google Earth

Djibouti’s Crackdown Against Irregular Migrants

As Djibouti’s role as a source and transit point for migrants and asylum seekers attempting to travel to the Arabian Peninsula increases, so do the perils facing migrants both in Djibouti–where they face arrest and detention–and after their departure from the country, during dangerous journeys across the Gulf of Aden.  The “Eastern Route” According to […]

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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 […]

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Djibouti: Covid-19 and Detention

Djibouti is a source and transit country for migration, to and from the Arabian Peninsula. The GDP has reported in the past that authorities regularly rounded up and arrested undocumented migrants, who were then detained in poor conditions. In the context of the pandemic, the closure of the Ethiopian border caused the blockage of migrants, […]

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