Annual Report 2014 of the National Preventive Mechanism
- Attempts of self-injury or deaths of persons deprived of liberty at facilities of
the various police corps.
8. Annex VIII to this report set out the conclusions and, where appropriate, good
practices, remitted to the various authorities, in respect of each of the facilities
visited this year.
Notwithstanding the above, paragraphs 75 to 97 reflect the criteria that the NPM
considers should be met in short-term deprivation of liberty.
I.2
Mean-term deprivation of liberty
I.2.1 Centres for internment of foreign nationals
9. Centres for internment of foreign nationals (centros de internamiento de extranjeros–
CIE) are non-penitentiary public establishments, where foreign nationals
pending processing or execution of their expulsion or repatriation are held.
They are not of a penitentiary nature and both authorisations for admission and for
detention, for a maximum duration of 60 days, are subject to court control.
According to the Ministry of Interior, in 2014, a total 12,549 irregular entries took
place, implying a considerable increase in respect of the 3,237 of year 2013.
TABLE 3
Irregular entries through non-enabled border posts in 2014
Mainland
Ceuta
Melilla
Canary Islands
Balearic Islands
Total
4.613
1.666
5.819
427
24
12.549
Source: Own preparation based on data furnished by the DGP
(General Police Headquarters for Immigration and Borders)
The number of persons who entered Spanish territory irregularly in 2014, in terms
of nationalities, is shown in Annex III to this report.
The number of irregular entries into Ceuta and Melilla in 2014, by means, is shown
below:
20
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