Alternatives to detention for asylum seekers and people in return procedures
Further information:
Handbook on European law relating to asylum,
borders and immigration
June 2014
This handbook presents EU legislation and the body
of case law by the CJEU and the ECtHR in an
accessible way. It is intended for legal practitioners,
judges, prosecutors, immigration officials and NGOs
in the EU and Council of Europe Member States.
Fundamental
rights:
challenges
and
achievements in 2012 - Annual report 2013
June 2014
The FRA Annual report 2012 looks at fundamental
rights-related developments in asylum, migration
and integration, border control and visa policy.
Section 1.3.3 provides an update on alternatives to
detention.
Detention of third country nationals in return
procedures
November 2010
This report deals with deprivation of liberty of
migrants in an irregular situation pending return.
Detention of a person constitutes a major
interference with personal liberty. Any deprivation of
liberty must therefore respect the safeguards which
have been established to prevent unlawful and
arbitrary detention.
Refworld page on Detention : http://www.refworld.org/detention.html
Jesuit Refugee Service Europe page on alternatives to detention:
http://www.detention-ineurope.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=309&Itemid=262
International Detention Coalition page on alternatives to detention:
http://idcoalition.org/issues/alternatives-to-detention/
Council of Europe: Committee for the Prevention of Torture, The CPT standards,
CPT/Inf/E (2002) 1 - Rev. 2013: http://www.cpt.coe.int/en/docsstandards.htm
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