IDC news
The IDC has now launched its handbook, the first-ever guide, aimed at preventing unnecessary immigration detention globally & outlining good practice examples of alternatives to detention from around the world.
This comes as governments increasingly use immigration detention as a migration management tool with refugees, asylum seekers and migrants often detained for prolonged periods, in conditions below international standards, which deny basic human rights. This has an extremely negative... Read More »
IDC News
IDC in attendance at 2011 Global Forum for Migration and Development
The IDC recently attended the Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD), in Geneva, which included two civil society days and a half day with the... Read More »
IDC Member News
The International Detention Coalition has more than 200 members in 50 countries, including NGOs, universities, academics, faith-based groups and individual associate members who are connected to and a part of the work of the Coalition.
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Urgent Action
- UN: Universal Periodic Review Calendar: Countries in review 2008-2011
- IDC: Poster Campaign – Promote the rights of detained refugee, asylum seeker and migrants
- IDC: Postcard Campaign- Alternatives to Detention
- USA: Petition – Support the Child Citizen Protection Act
- USA: Letter writing campaign- Progress on Immigration Reform
- USA: Campaign – Grassroots Leadership to End Immigrant Family Detention
