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The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has issued a clear warning.
Bilateral migration deals that shift responsibility for asylum and migration governance onto African States risk "serious human rights violations."
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Bilateral migration deals that shift responsibility for asylum and migration governance onto African States risk "serious human rights violations."
globaldetentionproject.org/externalisat...
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has issued a clear warning.
Bilateral migration deals that shift responsibility for asylum and migration governance onto African States risk "serious human rights violations."
globaldetentionproject.org/externalisat...
Bilateral migration deals that shift responsibility for asylum and migration governance onto African States risk "serious human rights violations."
globaldetentionproject.org/externalisat...
In October, #Kosovo was in talks with the #UK to host rejected asylum seekers as part of “return hubs” abroad. The #US & #Denmark have also made deals with the country–part of a global trend of outsourcing migration controls, which experts call high-risk for human rights.
November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
2/2 As the UN Special Rapporteur on migrants warned, “outsourcing often occurs without safeguards... putting migrants’ & refugees’ rights at serious risk.” ⚠️
🔗 Mauritania: lnkd.in/ehUd5tUj
🔗 Uganda: lnkd.in/ecjf6p-E
🔗 Albania: lnkd.in/eTi_DDZE
🔗 Mauritania: lnkd.in/ehUd5tUj
🔗 Uganda: lnkd.in/ecjf6p-E
🔗 Albania: lnkd.in/eTi_DDZE
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November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
2/2 As the UN Special Rapporteur on migrants warned, “outsourcing often occurs without safeguards... putting migrants’ & refugees’ rights at serious risk.” ⚠️
🔗 Mauritania: lnkd.in/ehUd5tUj
🔗 Uganda: lnkd.in/ecjf6p-E
🔗 Albania: lnkd.in/eTi_DDZE
🔗 Mauritania: lnkd.in/ehUd5tUj
🔗 Uganda: lnkd.in/ecjf6p-E
🔗 Albania: lnkd.in/eTi_DDZE
1/2 This week, we called on the UN #CommitteeOnMigrantWorkers to address immigration detention concerns in its upcoming reviews of #Mauritania, #Albania & #Uganda — and to examine the growing externalisation of migration control. 🌍
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
1/2 This week, we called on the UN #CommitteeOnMigrantWorkers to address immigration detention concerns in its upcoming reviews of #Mauritania, #Albania & #Uganda — and to examine the growing externalisation of migration control. 🌍
In a new #UniversalPeriodicReview submission, the GDP, ONG JMED Niger, and REMIDDH raise concerns re #Niger’s detention of migrants & refugees — incl. criminalisation of irregular entry, poor conditions, & abuses in transit.
www.globaldetentionproject.org/niger-joint-...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/niger-joint-...
October 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In a new #UniversalPeriodicReview submission, the GDP, ONG JMED Niger, and REMIDDH raise concerns re #Niger’s detention of migrants & refugees — incl. criminalisation of irregular entry, poor conditions, & abuses in transit.
www.globaldetentionproject.org/niger-joint-...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/niger-joint-...
🇧🇾 On 7 Aug, Belarus expelled a young Guinean mother — leaving her baby behind.
UN experts condemned this act, part of a broader pattern of using parent–child separation to control migrants and silence dissent.
www.globaldetentionproject.org/un-experts-c...
UN experts condemned this act, part of a broader pattern of using parent–child separation to control migrants and silence dissent.
www.globaldetentionproject.org/un-experts-c...
October 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🇧🇾 On 7 Aug, Belarus expelled a young Guinean mother — leaving her baby behind.
UN experts condemned this act, part of a broader pattern of using parent–child separation to control migrants and silence dissent.
www.globaldetentionproject.org/un-experts-c...
UN experts condemned this act, part of a broader pattern of using parent–child separation to control migrants and silence dissent.
www.globaldetentionproject.org/un-experts-c...
Ghana's Bundase Training Camp, the latest the US'
externalisation campaign, where detainees complain of lack of water and food, uncertain outcomes, and the loss of their hopes and dreams.
#mappingimmigrationdetention #externalistationtracker
www.globaldetentionproject.org/countries/af...
externalisation campaign, where detainees complain of lack of water and food, uncertain outcomes, and the loss of their hopes and dreams.
#mappingimmigrationdetention #externalistationtracker
www.globaldetentionproject.org/countries/af...
October 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Ghana's Bundase Training Camp, the latest the US'
externalisation campaign, where detainees complain of lack of water and food, uncertain outcomes, and the loss of their hopes and dreams.
#mappingimmigrationdetention #externalistationtracker
www.globaldetentionproject.org/countries/af...
externalisation campaign, where detainees complain of lack of water and food, uncertain outcomes, and the loss of their hopes and dreams.
#mappingimmigrationdetention #externalistationtracker
www.globaldetentionproject.org/countries/af...
In a joint submission with the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network to #CEDAW, we highlight urgent concerns re. the detention & refoulement of refugee & migrant women & girls in #India - incl: arbitrary and indefinite detention, poor conditions, & family separation.
Read more here👉 bit.ly/3DVEbV1
Read more here👉 bit.ly/3DVEbV1
September 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
In a joint submission with the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network to #CEDAW, we highlight urgent concerns re. the detention & refoulement of refugee & migrant women & girls in #India - incl: arbitrary and indefinite detention, poor conditions, & family separation.
Read more here👉 bit.ly/3DVEbV1
Read more here👉 bit.ly/3DVEbV1
#Mauritania is committing an array of abuses against migrants and refugees – including arbitrary arrest and detention, collective expulsion, and inhumane detention conditions. All while receiving European 💰.
Our latest report provides a closer look: www.globaldetentionproject.org/submission-t...
Our latest report provides a closer look: www.globaldetentionproject.org/submission-t...
September 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
#Mauritania is committing an array of abuses against migrants and refugees – including arbitrary arrest and detention, collective expulsion, and inhumane detention conditions. All while receiving European 💰.
Our latest report provides a closer look: www.globaldetentionproject.org/submission-t...
Our latest report provides a closer look: www.globaldetentionproject.org/submission-t...
Lawyers for Human Rights (SA): The immigration detention system in #SouthAfrica operates in a climate of secrecy.
Lack of transparent data shields harmful practices from public scrutiny, undermining accountability, policymaking, and democracy.
More: www.globaldetentionproject.org/south-africa...
Lack of transparent data shields harmful practices from public scrutiny, undermining accountability, policymaking, and democracy.
More: www.globaldetentionproject.org/south-africa...
September 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Lawyers for Human Rights (SA): The immigration detention system in #SouthAfrica operates in a climate of secrecy.
Lack of transparent data shields harmful practices from public scrutiny, undermining accountability, policymaking, and democracy.
More: www.globaldetentionproject.org/south-africa...
Lack of transparent data shields harmful practices from public scrutiny, undermining accountability, policymaking, and democracy.
More: www.globaldetentionproject.org/south-africa...
Egypt "[Sudanese] refugees are being driven to leave bc they face harassment, detention, lack of documentation & almost no access to livelihoods or healthcare. Returning under these conditions is not a free choice but the result of coercion and despair" www.globaldetentionproject.org/sudanese-ref...
August 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Egypt "[Sudanese] refugees are being driven to leave bc they face harassment, detention, lack of documentation & almost no access to livelihoods or healthcare. Returning under these conditions is not a free choice but the result of coercion and despair" www.globaldetentionproject.org/sudanese-ref...
A landmark ECJ ruling has challenged Italy's offshore asylum processing in Albania by invalidating the automatic use of "safe country of origin" concept. May also impact new EU asylum rules & Member States' efforts to externalise migration management
www.globaldetentionproject.org/european-cou...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/european-cou...
August 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A landmark ECJ ruling has challenged Italy's offshore asylum processing in Albania by invalidating the automatic use of "safe country of origin" concept. May also impact new EU asylum rules & Member States' efforts to externalise migration management
www.globaldetentionproject.org/european-cou...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/european-cou...
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This month at the GDP:
🟢 Spotlight on migrant domestic workers’ detention risks in #Oman & mass Afghan deportations from #Iran
🟢 #Mexico’s history of masking punitive migration management w/ “semantic gymnastics”
🟢 Advocacy success at the UN (re. #Kazakhstan)
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🟢 Spotlight on migrant domestic workers’ detention risks in #Oman & mass Afghan deportations from #Iran
🟢 #Mexico’s history of masking punitive migration management w/ “semantic gymnastics”
🟢 Advocacy success at the UN (re. #Kazakhstan)
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Protection concerns for Afghans in Iran; Vulnerabilities of migrant domestic workers in Oman
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August 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This month at the GDP:
🟢 Spotlight on migrant domestic workers’ detention risks in #Oman & mass Afghan deportations from #Iran
🟢 #Mexico’s history of masking punitive migration management w/ “semantic gymnastics”
🟢 Advocacy success at the UN (re. #Kazakhstan)
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
🟢 Spotlight on migrant domestic workers’ detention risks in #Oman & mass Afghan deportations from #Iran
🟢 #Mexico’s history of masking punitive migration management w/ “semantic gymnastics”
🟢 Advocacy success at the UN (re. #Kazakhstan)
preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...
🚨 Earlier this month, the U.S deported 5 migrants to #Eswatini - where they were placed in solitary confinement. This appears to violate UN Convention against Torture—the U.S. State Dept itself has documented torture & extrajudicial killings there.
www.globaldetentionproject.org/deportations...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/deportations...
July 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🚨 Earlier this month, the U.S deported 5 migrants to #Eswatini - where they were placed in solitary confinement. This appears to violate UN Convention against Torture—the U.S. State Dept itself has documented torture & extrajudicial killings there.
www.globaldetentionproject.org/deportations...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/deportations...
The United States is rapidly expanding its immigration detention system.
@detentionwatchnetwork.org has developed a useful map depicting the Trump administration's multi-layered expansion plan:
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#CommunitiesNotCages
@detentionwatchnetwork.org has developed a useful map depicting the Trump administration's multi-layered expansion plan:
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
#CommunitiesNotCages
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July 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The United States is rapidly expanding its immigration detention system.
@detentionwatchnetwork.org has developed a useful map depicting the Trump administration's multi-layered expansion plan:
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
#CommunitiesNotCages
@detentionwatchnetwork.org has developed a useful map depicting the Trump administration's multi-layered expansion plan:
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...
#CommunitiesNotCages
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Here is a very short list(Starter pack) of people/researchers/ organisations to follow on @bsky.app
But if you can think of someone to add, let us know or comment under this list.
Looking for anyone/organisation who posts about Immigration detention in the UK.
go.bsky.app/EkMTvkS
But if you can think of someone to add, let us know or comment under this list.
Looking for anyone/organisation who posts about Immigration detention in the UK.
go.bsky.app/EkMTvkS
November 12, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Here is a very short list(Starter pack) of people/researchers/ organisations to follow on @bsky.app
But if you can think of someone to add, let us know or comment under this list.
Looking for anyone/organisation who posts about Immigration detention in the UK.
go.bsky.app/EkMTvkS
But if you can think of someone to add, let us know or comment under this list.
Looking for anyone/organisation who posts about Immigration detention in the UK.
go.bsky.app/EkMTvkS
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Starter pack discussion have died down lately-here is who we recently added onto ours: go.bsky.app/EkMTvkS
@sdvisitors.bsky.social - visit at Dungavel IRC;
@bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social - chair of APPG Immigration Detention;
@detentionforum.bsky.social;
@globaldetention.bsky.social.
@sdvisitors.bsky.social - visit at Dungavel IRC;
@bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social - chair of APPG Immigration Detention;
@detentionforum.bsky.social;
@globaldetention.bsky.social.
Always worth going back to starter packs later to see who’s been added!
Here is a very short list(Starter pack) of people/researchers/ organisations to follow on @bsky.app
But if you can think of someone to add, let us know or comment under this list.
Looking for anyone/organisation who posts about Immigration detention in the UK.
go.bsky.app/EkMTvkS
But if you can think of someone to add, let us know or comment under this list.
Looking for anyone/organisation who posts about Immigration detention in the UK.
go.bsky.app/EkMTvkS
March 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Starter pack discussion have died down lately-here is who we recently added onto ours: go.bsky.app/EkMTvkS
@sdvisitors.bsky.social - visit at Dungavel IRC;
@bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social - chair of APPG Immigration Detention;
@detentionforum.bsky.social;
@globaldetention.bsky.social.
@sdvisitors.bsky.social - visit at Dungavel IRC;
@bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social - chair of APPG Immigration Detention;
@detentionforum.bsky.social;
@globaldetention.bsky.social.