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The Prevention of Infiltration (Amendment no. 4) Bill: A malevolent response to the Israeli Supreme Court judgment

Analysis of the proposed Israeli legislation regarding detention of asylum seekers, published on the European Society of International Law Interest Group on Migration and Refugee Law Blog.

Immigration Detention in Canada

The Global Detention Project (GDP) is a research initiative that assesses states’ use of detention in response to global migration. Based at the Graduate Institute’s Programme for the Study of Global Migration in Geneva, Switzerland, the GDP’s aims include: (1) providing researchers, advocates, and journalists with a measurable and regularly updated baseline foranalysing the growth … Continue reading Immigration Detention in Canada

State of Exception: An Agambenian perspective on the detention of North Koreans in South Korea

This research critically explores the role of the Hanawon reintegration facility in the securitisation of migration for citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) settling in the Republic of Korea (ROK).

The Human and Financial Cost of Detention of Asylum Seekers in Canada

[Excerpt from Executive Summary] This study provides an overview and evaluation of the Canadian immigration detention system, and its human rights impact on asylum seekers and refugees. The study relies on information gathered by the author during tours of immigration holding facilities and provincial prisons, interviews with immigration stakeholders (lawyers, legal aid, non-governmental organizations, UNHCR … Continue reading The Human and Financial Cost of Detention of Asylum Seekers in Canada

Detention and the Best Interests of the Child

The CCR has just published a report, Detention and Best interests of the child, which shows that detention of children is NOT limited to exceptional circumstances and that their best interests are not always considered.

International Immigration Detention Trends and Good Practice

A short briefing on international immigration trends by the International Detenetion Coalition, a network of more than 200 non-governmental organizations, faith-based groups, academics and individuals that provide legal, social, medical and other services, carry out research and reporting, and undertake advocacy and policy work on behalf of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers. These groups and individuals, … Continue reading International Immigration Detention Trends and Good Practice

Detainee Assessment Form Checklist

A very useful checklist from the International Detention Coalition, a network of more than 200 non-governmental organizations, faith-based groups, academics and individuals that provide legal, social, medical and other services, carry out research and reporting, and undertake advocacy and policy work on behalf of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers. These groups and individuals, who are from … Continue reading Detainee Assessment Form Checklist

Criminalization and Victimization of Migrants in Europe

please find below the table of contents of Criminalization and  Victimization of Migrants in Europe and the link to the full book  (pdf): http://www.reseau-terra.eu/IMG/pdf/criminalisation.pdf **CONTENTSIntroduction, Salvatore PALIDDA General aspects– Media and the war on immigration, Marcello MANERI– The Detention Machine, Federico RAHOLA– The U.S. Penal Experiment, Alessandro De GIORGI– The methamorphosis of asylum in Europe, … Continue reading Criminalization and Victimization of Migrants in Europe