According to the Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsperson (Sivilombudsmannen), responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, Norwegian authorities did not impose a moratorium on new immigration detention orders due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the National Police Immigration Service (NPIS) limited the number of immigration detention orders due to the reduced capacity at the police immigration […]
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Georgia: Covid-19 and Detention
Responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Georgia office reported that the country applied a full moratorium on new immigration detention orders during the state of emergency that lasted two months (21 March to 22 May) due to Covid-19. IOM Georgia stated that they were aware of an […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Covid-19 and Detention
According to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Institute of Human Rights (Ombudsman), responding to the Global Detention Project’s Covid-19 survey, the country did not establish a moratorium on new immigration detention orders, nor did it consider establishing one. The Ombudsman reported that no immigration detainees were released from detention, except those who were returned to the […]
Latvia Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Latvia Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Latvia, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Latvia Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Latvia: Country Page Latvia: COVID-19 Updates Report: Immigration Detention in Latvia: Giving “Accommodation” a Whole New Meaning […]
Czech Republic Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Czech Republic Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Czech Republic, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Mexico Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Czech Republic: Country Page Czech Republic: COVID-19 Updates Report: Immigration Detention in the Czech Republic: “We Will Not Accept Even One […]
Romania Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Romania Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Romania, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Romania Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Romania: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Romania: With a Little Help from the EU (2019) Submission to the Working Group on Discrimination […]
Luxembourg Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Luxembourg Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Luxembourg, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Luxembourg Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Luxembourg: Country Page Luxembourg: COVID-19 Updates Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: Luxembourg Report: Immigration Detention in Luxembourg: […]
Sweden Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Sweden Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Sweden, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Sweden Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Sweden: Country Page Special Report: Harm Reduction in Immigration Detention Report: Immigration Detention in Sweden – Increasing Restrictions and Deportations, Growing Civil Society […]
United Kingdom: Covid-19 and Detention
Although the UK did not issue a moratorium on new detention orders at the height of the pandemic, the Home Office ceased issuing new detention orders for people who, under normal circumstances, would face removal to one of 49 specified countries. This was confirmed in a GDP Covid-19 survey completed by a UK government official […]
Slovenia Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Slovenia Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Slovenia, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Slovenia Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Slovenia: Country Page Slovenia: COVID-19 Updates Report: Immigration Detention in Slovenia: Where They Call Detention a “Limitation of Movement” […]
