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Uzbekistan’s immigration laws and practices have received little international attention. However, new arrangements with both the EU and the US are raising questions about the country’s commitments to its human rights obligations.
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Uzbekistan: Cooperation with EU and US Raises Questions about Human Rights Obligations
Uzbekistan’s immigration laws and practices have received little international attention. However, new arrangements with both the European Union and the United States are raising questions about the…
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December 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Uzbekistan’s immigration laws and practices have received little international attention. However, new arrangements with both the EU and the US are raising questions about the country’s commitments to its human rights obligations.
www.globaldetentionproject.org/uzbekistan-c...
www.globaldetentionproject.org/uzbekistan-c...
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
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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)
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🚨 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.
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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.