Tag: Human Rights Committee

Vietnam: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee

By Global Detention Project and Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network on 27 May 2025

Despite Vietnam’s growing importance in international migration and the increasing numbers of reports about harmful detention practices, to date the country’s immigration enforcement regime has not been adequately scrutinised by international human rights monitoring bodies. In this submission, the GDP and APRRN urge the CCPR to take steps to ensure that Vietnam is aware of its binding legal responsibilities concerning migrants in the country, especially with respect to ICCPR Articles 2, 9, 10, 13, and 14. […]

NGOs Urge UN Human Rights Committee to Assess the Republic of Korea’s Immigration Practices and Policies

By Global Detention Project on 16 October 2023

This week, on 19 and 20 October, the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) will consider the fifth periodic report of the Republic of Korea. Amongst various concerns, numerous NGOs–including the GDP’s partner, the Association for Public Interest Law–have called on the committee to examine the country’s immigration detention practices and policies. Concerns include the detention […]

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Lebanon: Joint follow-up report to the UN Human Rights Committee

By Global Detention Project and MENA Rights Group on 20 January 2022

The MENA Rights Group and the Global Detention Project jointly issued a report to the Human Rights Committee as part of the committee’s follow up procedure its third periodic report on Lebanon’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. […]

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Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee: Denmark

By Global Detention Project and Global Detention Project on 22 April 2016

Global Detention Project Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee 117th Session (20 June – 15 July 2016) Consideration of State Report – Denmark (sixth periodic report) Geneva, 20 April 2016 Issues concerning immigration detention (article 9 and 10 of the ICCPR) The Global Detention Project (GDP) welcomes the opportunity to provide information for […]

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Submission to the Human Rights Committee: Thailand

By Global Detention Project on 7 April 2016

Global Detention Project Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee (CCPR) 117th Session (20 June – 15 July 2016) Country Report Task Force for the adoption of the list of issues – Thailand Geneva, 7 April 2016 The Global Detention Project (GDP) welcomes the opportunity to provide information for the Committee Country Report Task […]