International Detention Coalition (IDC) News Update July 2010
Dear IDC friends and members,
In this IDC Update you will find two key opportunities. Please note the
first point provides an exciting opportunity for involvement in a
collaborative pilot project between the IDC and the Global Detention
Project. We are calling for expressions of interest within the next week.
1. Global Detention Project (GDP) Research: Potential Candidates Sought-
EU & Border States
The Global Detention Project (GDP), in collaboration with the IDC, has
been funded to undertake an Immigration Detention Pilot Project,
focusing on approximately ten countries in the greater European region
in order to complete a comprehensive immigration detention survey and
report. This project will provide comparative regional immigration
detention data that will assist the GDP, IDC and others in a range of
national, regional and international initiatives. This project is a
pilot however there is hope that this may be expanded globally in the
future.
The project will involve the creation of a detailed questionnaire which
will include key questions regarding the facilities used to detain
immigrants, the national laws and policies that govern this type of
detention, and detention practices (including, for instance, the
treatment of vulnerable groups like minors, women, and the elderly).
This questionnaire will be completed by “field researchers” identified
by the IDC and GDP.
The information generated from the questionnaire will result in the
following outputs:
1) Updated detention profiles on the countries covered in the survey
2) Creation of a country-level database to compliment the GDP facility
level database in relation to immigration detention, including
international and regional treaty obligations, relevant national laws
and procedural guarantees, information about specific detention
practices, and reports on human rights violations of detainees from
international and regional mechanisms.
Criteria for inclusion in this project as a field researcher will include:
* Demonstrated knowledge of detention laws, practices & infrastructure
* Writing experience and an ability to communicate in English
* International and regional awareness and focus
Candidates will attend a two-day research methodology capacity-building
workshop, in Geneva in early October 2010. Some funding has been secured
for the project to assist with participants' costs and acknowledgement
of time taken to complete the questionnaire.
Currently we are looking to nominate candidate organisations, who the
GDP will then select for final inclusion in the project, ideally half
from the EU and half from those in bordering countries, including areas
of North Africa.If you are interested in participating or would like
further information, please contact the IDC Secretariat at
[log in to unmask] by 20 July 2010 . Please include some reference
to the criteria for inclusion if you are registering your interest in
this project.
To learn more about the work of the GDP, please visit their website at:
http://www.globaldetentionproject.org/home.html.
2. Request from the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
The Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants is currently
preparing his report for the General Assembly, which will focus on the
impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and
enjoyment of human rights. This report is a follow up to a report he
presented to the Human Rights Council in 2009. The main purpose of the
report will be to draw attention to the several human rights
implications of the criminalization of migration, understood in a very
broad sense. It is proposed to define the criminalization of migration
not in function of the distinction between 'regular' and 'irregular'
migrants but in terms of the impact and consequences entailed by
policies aimed at labelling migrants as 'criminals' or 'ilegal'. On that
basis, the report will be divided in three major sub-themes:
(A) The impact of the criminalization of migration on the enjoyment of
human rights;
(B) The impact of the criminalization of migration on specific groups;
(C) Examples of good practices /alternatives to the criminalization of
irregular migration
We would kindly like to request your input on the basis of your work
and/or the work of the institution you are affiliated. While we are
particularly seeking information on good practices, all the information
you would like to bring to our attention is very welcome. In order to be
able to incorporate your input , we would like to request you to send it
to us no later than Friday 16 July 2010.
Please send replies to: [log in to unmask]
With gratitude and kind regards,
The Secretariat of the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Human
Rights of Migrants
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