Norway Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Norway, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Norway Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Norway: Country Page Special Report: Harm Reduction in Immigration Detention Report: Immigration Detention in Norway – Fewer Asylum Seekers but More Deportees […]
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Global Working Group of National Societies Working in Immigration Detention
On 20 March, the GDP was invited to make a presentation about our report “Harm Reduction in Immigration Detention” at the annual meeting of the Global Working Group of National Societies Working in Immigration Detention, a gathering of National Societies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement co-hosted by the International Committee of the Red Cross. […]

Harm Reduction in Immigration Detention
This Global Detention Project Special Report systematically compares conditions and operations at detention centres in several European countries to identify practices that may be used to develop “harm reducing” strategies in detention. […]

Immigration Detention in Norway: Fewer Asylum Seekers but More Deportees
Immigration Detention in Norway: While asylum applications are decreasing in Norway, the number of deportations is rising. Since 2012, when amendments to the Immigration Act were introduced extending the list of grounds for detention, detention has increasingly been used in order to make return policies more efficient. Between 2012 and 2016, the number of people placed […]
