Taiwan, Province of China Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Taiwan, Province of China, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Taiwan, Province of China Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Taiwan, Province of China: Country Page Private: Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the […]
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Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
The Global Detention Project (GDP) welcomes the opportunity to provide this input to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants ahead of his forthcoming report to the 74th session of the General Assembly on “good practices or initiatives of gender-responsive migration legislation, policies and practices.” […]
Immigration Detention in Taiwan, Province of China
Detention is an important tool of immigration control in Taiwan (Province of China). However, the country is not a member of the United Nations and thus its detention practices are not subject to international human rights laws. Nevertheless, Taiwan has long aspired to UN status and it has included key provisions from human rights treaties […]
Capitalism and Immigration Control: What Political Economy Reveals about the Growth of Detention Systems: GDP Working Paper #16
Assessments of the political economy of detention point to a key challenge that is common to countries across the globe: how economic insecurities of host population’s translate into xenophobia and ethno-nationalist demands for more deportations, detentions, and walls. […]
Engaging Governments on Alternatives to Immigration Detention
A leading organizer of the global effort to promote alternatives to immigration detention explores advocacy strategies for spurring detention reforms and the rationale behind the alternatives campaign. […]
