Alternatives to detention for asylum seekers and people in return procedures
Detention: Perceptions of AsylumSeekers and Refugees in Toronto
and Geneva, June 2013,
PPLA/2013/02
and other migrants on the workings of alternatives to
immigration detention,” in order to understand how to best
design A2D.
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)
Europe, JRS Europe Policy
Position on Alternatives to
Detention, 4 October 2012
“The purpose of this policy position is to orientate and guide
JRS Europe in its reflections and analyses of alternatives to
detention, as well as to equip JRS Europe with the means to
advocate for the implementation of alternatives in law and
practice.”
Matrix evidence, An economic
analysis of alternatives to longterm detention, Final report,
September 2012
“The objective of this research was to determine the cost
savings associated with the timely release of migrants pending
removal who are currently detained for long periods only to be
released back into the community.”
JRS Europe, From Deprivation to
Liberty: Alternatives to detention
in Belgium, Germany and the
United Kingdom, December 2011
The study intends to examine A2D in Belgium, Germany and the
UK through the perspective of the migrants. The three
countries have been chosen for their distinct and identifiable
alternatives to detention.
UNHCR, Back to Basics: The Right
to Liberty and Security of Person
and 'Alternatives to Detention' of
Refugees, Asylum-Seekers,
Stateless Persons and Other
Migrants, April 2011,
PPLA/2011/01.Rev.1
The first part of the study outlines the general international
legal framework relating to deprivations of liberty. The second
part describes and examines some alternatives to detention, by
types of alternatives, and through state practice. It tries to
identify some shared elements that could be replicated in other
national contexts. A number of risks associated with A2D if they
are not implemented carefully are also highlighted.
European Union Agency for
Fundamental Rights (FRA),
Detention of third-country
nationals in return procedures,
November 2010.
The report examines law and practice in the EU 27 on the
deprivation of liberty of irregular migrants pending their
removal against the applicable international human rights law
framework. Section 5 emphasizes the duty to examine A2D,
based in law or deriving from case law, and provides an
overview of alternative measures found in national legislation.
Amnesty International, Irregular
migrants and asylum-seekers:
Alternatives to immigration
detention, 1 April 2009,
POL 33/001/2009
“Section I sets out the obligation of states to provide
alternatives to immigration detention. Section II establishes
how those alternatives are to be applied, while Section III
discusses the use of particular alternatives […]. Finally, a brief
conclusion summarizes key findings and recommendations for
campaigning and advocacy.”
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