International Detention Monitor

Issue 2: December 2008 In this our second International Detention Monitor, the International Coalition on the Detention of Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants (IDC) has compiled the latest immigration detention news, member updates, resources and jobs from around the world, an IDC brief on detention of asylum seekers in Japan and developments in Malaysia. Please send items for next edition: info@idcoalition.org International Detention News Europe UK- Struggle for rights of young asylum seekers ends in triumph http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/11/109928/lifting-uncrc-reservation-offers-hope-for-asylum-seekers.html UK - Detention units 'fail on health' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7739849.stm Italy- UN Experts Call on Italy to Uphold Human Rights in its response to immigration http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/BD8D204D07A1E588C125750100691187?opendocument France - French detention and immigration policies risk reducing human rights protection http://www.coe.int/t/commissioner/News/2008/081120FranceMemo_en.asp US Legal Orientation Program provides for more efficient immigration court system http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/nov/19/legal-orientation-program-provides-more-efficient-/ Detention of migrant women faulted by UA researcher http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/arizona/103211.php Panel Explores Psychological Effects of Torture http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2008/11/21/panel-explores-psychological-effects-torture US detention practice exposed http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081211/NEWS/812110329/-1/NEWS06 Asia Pacific Australia - First report on the inquiry into immigration detention http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/mig/detention/report.htm Malaysia - Thousands of Migrants Already Deported and More Being Held for Deportation http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7582793.stm The Americas The Bahamas - Gov't Tackling Immigration http://www.jonesbahamas.com/news/45/ARTICLE/18826/2008-12-04.html Africa South Africa - Notorious Detention Facility Closes http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20081122082802575C170768 For more international detention news visit: http://www.idcoalition.org