They asked that it be made clear the center's management or the guards had been negligent, reports Eldiarieos.The Campaign for the Closure of
Detention Centers and the End of Deportations requested that citizens gather in front of the Zapadores center on July 16 to urge the Government to implement the Center's closure decision.
According to a controversial agreement reached between the EU and the Libyan coastguard, the intercepted migrants must be returned to Libya and held at
detention centers, in conditions which the UN has described as "ghastly".
Among them, were many people who UNHCR had recently relocated from the Abu Selim and Ain Zara
detention centers - both locations were close to conflict frontlines.
Human rights groups yesterday staged a protest in front of the National Immigration Agency (NIA) accusing the agency of starving migrant workers in its temporary
detention centers, reported CNA.
2 (Saba) - The Australian authorities said on Wednesday they would close two
detention centers for immigrants because of a large influx of illegal immigrants, local news reports said.
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 ( ANI ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Assam government to apprise it about the timeline by when necessary facilities like gas, medical facilities can be provided in
detention centers.
That same year, a study released by the advocacy group Texas Appleseed alleged serious problems with mental health care in Port Isabel and other
detention centers, and a former security guard published a memoir that detailed still more abuses, including guards raping female detainees.
A statement by the Director, Corporate Affairs and External Linkages of the NHRC, Lambert Oparah said the exercise is in fulfilment of the Commission's mandate to ensure that detention facilities across the country are kept in line with respect for human rights, under the 1999 Constitution, and in accordance with the United Nations Minimum Standards for
detention centers.
Federal immigration authorities have made it difficult for immigrants held at two
detention centers in Georgia and one in Louisiana to access and communicate with lawyers, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Investigation revealed violation of the requirements of the disciplinary regulations of the Internal Affairs Directorate, the Internal Service Charter of Internal Affairs, orders of the Ministry of Interior, improper performance of functional duties, ignorance of the normative legal acts regulating the procedure of operation of temporary
detention centers, non-observance of restrictions by employees of the Sokuluk district police.
'Basta ako, I'm just waiting for instruction from the court authorities kung just in case kailangan nilang gamitin 'yung aming Crame
detention center, I think, for me, that's one of the safest
detention centers sa buong Pilipinas dahil nasa loob talaga ng Camp Crame,' he added.
Recent court cases at the state level have determined immigrant
detention centers are sorely lacking in their ability to provide detainees with (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/ICE-releases-neary-500-from-Dilley-Karnes-City-10692447.php) adequate living conditions , as well as the ability to make (https://www.aclu.org/cases/lyon-v-ice-et-al) phone calls to family and counsel while facing deportation hearings.