UNHCR: Research: Alternatives to Detention of Asylum Seekers and Refugees

In 2002, UNHCR’s Agenda for Protection urged ‘States more concertedly to explore alternative approaches to the detention of asylum seekers and refugees …’1 in response to the increasing use of detention of asylum seekers and/or refugees by host governments. This study is a contribution towards that objective. This study undertook research into the practices regarding the use of alternatives to detention for asylum seekers and/or refugees of thirty-four States.

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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009