NGO QUESTIONNAIRE ON MIGRATION
RELATED DETENTION
1. Describe the work that your organization does on behalf of
refugees, asylum seekers and/or migrants. [1]
Does your organization work on migration related detention issues? If so,
what does the organization do?
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2. Please give a brief description of migration related
detention in the country where you work.
For example, are refugees, asylum seekers and/or migrants detained?
Where? What is the number of people detained yearly -- if you can
estimate? What are the material conditions in detention? Is
detention of migrants governed by specific laws? What other agencies are
involved in migration-related detention work in the country where you
work?
3. Can NGOs or individuals enter/visit
detention centres where refugees, asylum seekers and/or migrants are
held? If so, under what conditions?
4. Are there any national coalitions in your country working on
the issue of detention of refugees, asylum seekers and/or migrants? If
so, what is the name of that coalition and what does it do? If possible,
provide us with contact information and a website. Does the national coalition work with coalitions in other
countries?
5. Do NGOs in your country face any limitations on
advocacy? For example, do you meet with government officials to discuss
the situation of refugees, asylum seekers and/or migrants? If so, what
are the results of those meetings? If you do not meet with government
officials, explain why not.
6. What is the role of the UNHCR, other UN bodies or the IOM
in your country relating to detention of refugees, asylum seekers and/or migrants?
What relationship does your organization have with these bodies, if any?
7. In your opinion, what would be the value of an
international coalition on detention of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants
to you in your work?
8. Would you be interested in being part of
an international coalition on migration-related detention?
Anna Marie Gallagher (Jesuit Refugee Service)
Apartado 19
09300 Roa (Burgos) Spain
[1] [1] References made in this questionnaire to asylum
seekers, refugees and migrants include men, women and children in the following
categories: documented and
undocumented migrants/immigrants; asylum seekers with pending applications;
recognized refugees; rejected asylum seekers.