Mexican Organisations Look to the Supreme Court to Set Precedent for Non-Detention

Written by Diana Martinez, IDC Americas Programme Officer Immigration detention…

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Human Lives Are At Risk In Migration Governance Systems That Center Immigration Detention

IDC Statement: Mexico City, April 4, 2023 Last week's tragedy in Mexico is yet…

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Migrant Youth Leadership in Mexico

Migrant Youth Leadership Curriculum Implemented by SOS Children’s Villages in…

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Strengthening Capacity to Protect & Promote the Development of Migrant Children in the Americas

As the movement of people from one territory to another becomes increasingly…

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Exchange of Promising Practices for the Implementation of the Migrant Child Protection Protocol in 3 Mexican States

In August 2022, International Detention Coalition, Asylum Access Mexico, Kids…

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Monitoring the Situation of Migrant Children in Chiapas, Tabasco & Veracruz, Mexico

IDC's Americas Regional Programme is currently undertaking research into the…

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Members of Congress and Civil Society Visit Chiapas, Mexico

The State of Chiapas is located in the south-eastern part of Mexico and shares…

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Hope in Efforts to End Detention of People Seeking Asylum in Mexico

People seeking asylum who apply for refugee recognition in Mexico while in…

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Uncertain Future for Mexico’s Asylum Seeker Release Program

The lack of clarity surrounding Mexico's asylum seeker release program…

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New Campaign to End the Detention of People Seeking Asylum in Mexico

IDC and Asylum Access Mexico, along with partners FM4 Paso Libre, Casa…

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Immigration Detention in Trinidad and Tobago

Written by Denise Pitcher Caribbean Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) & Gisele…

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Haitian Migrants & US Immigration Detention

Written by Gisele Bonnici IDC Americas Regional Coordinator IDC stands in…

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Human Rights Situation of Migrants & Detention Centres in the USA

Written by Gisele Bonnici IDC Americas Regional Coordinator A hearing before…

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The Situation of Migrants & Refugees in Trinidad & Tobago

Written by Denise Pitcher Caribbean Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) & Gisele…

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Regional Conference on Migration Advances Issues of Child Protection in the Americas

Written by Diana Martínez During 2021, the Mexican government is serving as the…

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Tin Otoch Children’s Shelter: Sonora, Mexico

In recent years, International Detention Coalition in Mexico has been working…

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US Advocates Shift the System in 2021

Written by Gisele Bonnici, IDC Americas Regional Coordinator IDC recognises the…

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Law Reform Opens the Door to Effective Implementation of the National Protocol for the Protection of Migrant Children

From January to August 2020, the INM registered the detention of 7,442…

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Mexican Congress Affirms the Rights of the Child

Last Thursday 29 September, all 389 members of the Mexican Congress unanimously…

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Volunteers Transcend Borders in Moral Outrage

The risks immigration detention poses on the health and well-being of migrant…

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ATD for Migrant Children in Mexico

Over the past few months, IDC has participated in discussions with the local…

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Opportunities Amidst the Pandemic

Preventing the detention of migrant children through local coordination of a…

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IDC Calls for Releases & Moratoriums Along With US & Mexico Members

The United States and Mexico have for decades been the primary detaining…

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Mexican Advocates Defend Rights of Detained Migrants

IDC stood together with over 200 organizations calling for a reversal of the…

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Alternative Care Models for Migrant Children Protection Protocol

On Mexico's southern border, IDC supports alternative care models and…

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Interview With the IDC Americas Team

Interview with Diana Martínez, IDC Americas Program Officer on the current…

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Solidarity Calls for Ending Immigration Detention

United in the belief that immigration detention is not a solution and that we…

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How IDC Defines ‘Alternatives to Detention’

Even though the phrase ‘alternatives to detention’ is present in numerous…

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Latest Evidence for Ending Family Detention

Written by Dr. Robyn Sampson Senior Advisor, International Detention Coalition…

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Arbitrary Detention a Focus of CMW Report on Mexico and Ecuador

The UN Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers has published findings on…

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IMPORTANT: Call for Inputs on Immigration Detention

  WHAT: The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant…

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Nuevo curso en línea sobre alternativas

¡AHORA EN ESPAÑOL! Presentamos el curso completo sobre las Alternativas a la…

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México puede evitar la detención ante el desplazamiento forzado masivo

México puede evitar la detención ante el desplazamiento forzado masivo Ante…

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An Opportunity for the New Administration in Mexico

More than 90,000 people were held in immigration detention in Mexico in 2017, a…

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Concerns Immigration Detention Could Increase in US / Mexico Funding Agreement

The US Government announced it will provide $20 million in foreign assistance…

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Migrant Protection Council Opportunity in Guatemala 

A training session was held by the IDC team and its members for…

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Guatemala: Individualized Screening for Returned Migrant Children

  This event in Quetzaltenango focused on capacity building for child…

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Focusing on Right to Personal Liberty in Guatemala 

  Our IDC team facilitated a strategy session with the Procuraduría de…

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Detention is NOT the Solution: US Plan to Lock-up Children Indefinitely

  Within a couple of weeks of the US government announcing its ‘zero…

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Experts warn Mexico cannot take on US asylum seekers

On May 22, 2018, the IDC joined member and partner organizations in speaking…

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Mexico City NGOs & Family Welfare Department Sign Collaboration Agreement

  Four IDC member organisations and allies of the IDC signed an agreement…

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Call for Trinidad & Tobago to Use Alternatives to Detention

On the weekend of April 22, Trinidad and Tobago deported  82 Venezuelan…

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3 Years of Brazil Plan of Action: Evaluating State Commitments

IDC members and partners have contributed to national and regional advocacy…

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Civil Society Calls for Humane Migration Policies in Argentina 

One year after a Decree announcing more restrictive immigration policy and…

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10 ways the Trump administration has impacted immigration detention

One year on from the U.S. Presidential election, we look at the impacts that…

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Expanding Alternatives to Detention in the Americas

More evidence is urgently needed about the use of alternatives to detention in…

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Arbitrary Detention a Focus of CMW Report on Mexico and Ecuador

The UN Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers has published findings on…

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Making Alternatives Work: Global Implementers Workshop

International Implementers of Alternatives to Detention Meeting,…

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Stakeholders evaluate ATD implementation in Mexico

On July 13 and 14, 2017, stakeholders from the government, civil…

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UN Experts Seek Submissions on the Human Rights of Migrant Children

This is reposted from OHCHR, please find the original post here   CMW-CRC…

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IDC publica informe más comprehensivo sobre detención migratoria y alternativas en las Américas

‘¿Qué esperamos del futuro?’ es la pregunta central del informe del…

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IDC publica informe más comprehensivo sobre detención migratoria y alternativas en las Américas

‘¿Qué esperamos del futuro?’ es la pregunta central del informe del…

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IDC Publishes Comprehensive Report on Immigration Detention and Alternatives in the Americas

“What do we hope for the future?” was the central question for the…

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IDC Publishes Comprehensive Report on Immigration Detention and Alternatives in the Americas

“What do we hope for the future?” was the central question for the…

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Save the Date : IDC Annual Member Meeting June 16

Members at the IDC Annual Member Meeting 2016   Our annual member meeting…

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Webinar: Cómo contribuir al Estudio Global sobre las Niñas y Niños Privados de la Libertad

      Cómo contribuir al Estudio Global sobre las Niñas y Niños…

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Webinar: Cómo contribuir al Estudio Global sobre las Niñas y Niños Privados de la Libertad

Mira aqui Cada día, miles de niños, niñas y adolescentes son privados de la…

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Argentina: Peligroso retroceso en su política migratoria

Audiencia ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), sobre el…

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Argentina: Concerning step backward in immigration policy

Hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Decree…

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10 Ways the Trump Executive Orders Will Impact Immigration Detention

Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a number of…

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How to Get Involved In the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty

Around the world, an unknown number of children are deprived of their liberty…

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UNHCR Issue Brief clarifies position on ending child immigration detention

The IDC welcomes this update on UNHCR’s position on the detention of children…

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Trump’s Executive Orders Denounced: Detention is Not the Solution

Source: Women's Refugee Commission     IDC members in the United…

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“Detención sin Excepción”-15 años de monitoreo a los centros de detención en México

Felicitación a Sin Fronteras a propósito de la presentación del Informe…

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Roundtable on the Protection of Child Migrants in Mexico

IDC, together with member organization IMUMI (Institute for Women in…

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Steps towards Alternatives to Detention in Canada

The Canadian government is undertaking reform of their immigration detention…

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Caribbean Workshop on Alternatives to Detention

The IDC held the first regional workshop on alternatives to detention in the…

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UNHCR Beyond Detention Global Strategy Progress Report: Americas Highlights

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has…

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Argentina proposes creation of immigration detention center

The official announcement was met with concern from civil society, who…

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No more detention and border closures; There are alternatives

Detention has been widely used throughout North America as an immigration…

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IDC ATD Workshop for Regional Advisors – June 2016 London, UK

  On 19 and 20 June 2016, the IDC ran its first ever alternatives to…

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2016 IDC Annual Member Meeting

IDC members from around the world attended our 2016 Annual Member Meeting this…

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Why we must save the IACHR

  This week, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)…

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Nominations Open: Award for Judgement on the Human Rights of Migrants

The search is on! Across the Americas region we seek the best judgement that…

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Reconocimiento a la mejor sentencia judicial 2016

Con el objetivo de reconocer aquellas sentencias judiciales que han…

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Relator sobre Derechos de Migrantes lanza el manual Existen Alternativas

Comisionado Gil Botero junto con el personal de IDC Vanessa Martínez y Ben…

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IACHR Rapporteur on Migrants’ Rights helps launch There Are Alternatives

Commissioner Gil Botero with IDC staff Vanessa Martínez and Ben Lewis launch…

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GDP Publishes New Detention Profiles on Guatemala and Belize

The Global Detention Project (GDP), a non-profit research center based in…

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Uso de perfiles raciales para detener a migrantes en República Dominicana

Foto © CIDH, del album sobre la visita in loco a República Domincana   En…

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Perspectivas para el 2016 en materia de niñez migrante en México

A pesar del contexto migratorio desafiante, el 2015 incluyó avances…

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ATD advocacy and implementation workshops in Mexico

Representantes de 25 organizaciones socias y aliadas de IDC que trabajan en…

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Mexico includes non-detention of migrant children in regulations for new child rights law

*Photo taken from Stories of Detained Children in Mexico, video produced by…

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ATD advocacy and implementation workshops in Mexico

Representatives from 25 IDC member and partner organizations that work in more…

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Americas November News Roundup

This is a compilation of the tweets by the Americas Regional Coordinator of the…

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Americas September-October News Roundup

This is a compilation of the tweets by the Americas Regional Coordinator of the…

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Canada: Court of Appeal Issues Important Decision to Challenge Detention

The Ontario Court of Appeal has rendered an important decision on the…

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CIDH preocupa por incremento del 67% de detenciones en México

Del 28 de septiembre al 2 de octubre de 2015, la Comisión Interamericana de…

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IACHR concerned about 67% increase in immigration detention in Mexico

  From September 28 to October 2, 2015, the Inter-American Commission on…

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Judge Orders Release of Immigrant Children Detained by the US

A significant ruling the US. A federal judge in California has ruled that US…

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News Roundup August 2015

Regional News Elba Coria, Regional Associate Americas Office   Corte…

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“Visions from the Inside” Illustrates the Courageous Stories of Detained Migrants in the US

Illustration by Zeke Peña From July 27 through August 14, 2015, CultureStrike,…

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Improved Protection Screening for Unaccompanied Children at U.S.-Mexico Border

Photo: Outdoor holding cells at a Border Patrol station in Tucson, Arizona…

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Regional Report on Monitoring Visits to Immigration Detention Centers in Mexico Highlights Need for Alternatives

*Video Derechos Cautivos, Sin Fronteras On July 21st 2015, organizations in…

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Americas Roundup July

Regional México-Ecuador: Los retos de la movilidad humana en el siglo XXI,…

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Miembros y socios de IDC en EE.UU. exigen erradicar la detención de familias, no sólo reducirla

*Dibujo por Marcela Castro del video Dibujos por Sí Mismos: Retratos de…

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US: IDC Members and Partners Want to End Family Detention, Not Simply Limit It

*Drawing by Marcela Castro from the video Drawings by Themselves: Portraits of…

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NIJC Wins Award for the Advancement of Human Rights

Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director of the National Immigrant Justice Center…

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2015 Reunión Anual de Miembros de IDC

GINEBRA (30 Julio 2015) – Más de 50 miembros asistieron a la reunión anual de…

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Americas News Roundup June

Regional Locking up immigrants for profit   Migración de niños hondureños…

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Comité de la ONU exige a México parar detenciones de niños migrantes y crear albergues en la comunidad

“El Comité recomienda que el Estado tome todas las medidas necesarias para…

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CRC Recommends Mexico End Child Detention and Establish Community Shelters

“The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to…

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New Reports Call for Alternatives to Detention in Canada

June 2015  - Researchers made a strong call to develop and implement…

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Regional Forum: Freedom of Movement, International Protection, and Integration

Photo credit: Asylum Access Latin America International Detention Coalition…

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IACHR Annual Report Urges States to End Immigration Detention and Implement Alternatives

"Programs that emphasize alternatives to detention provide a more balanced way…

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Informe Anual de la CIDH recomienda eliminar la detención migratoria e implementar alternativas

mayo de 2015 - La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) anunció la…

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Americas News Roundup April – May

Regional April/Abril México y Triángulo del Norte, indiferentes ante cerrazón…

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Foro Regional: la Libre Movilidad, la Protección Internacional y los Procesos de Integración

Foto por Asylum Access América Latina   Miembros y socios de la Coalición…

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2ª Mesa Redonda Global sobre Alternativas a la Detención

  Del 20 a 22 de abril de 2015, se realizó la segunda mesa redonda donde…

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Immigration Detention in Mexico Limits Children’s Access to International Protection

A new report released by the Georgetown Law Human Rights Institute highlights…

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La Detención Migratoria en México Restringe el Acceso a Protección Internacional de los Niños

El nuevo informe del Instituto de Derechos Humanos de Georgetown Law destaca…

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¿Puede la detención disuadir futura migración?

abril 2015 - El IDC presentó un documento informativo (briefing paper) que…

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UNHCR Preparing 2nd Global Roundtable on Alternatives to Detention

GENEVA (8 April 2015) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees…

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Americas News Roundup March

Regional  Private Prisions for Immigrant Families Grow Despite Court Ruling…

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Nuevos Asesores Regionales para las Américas

Nos es grato anunciar que el IDC cuenta con tres nuevos Asesores Regionales…

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New Regional Advisors in the Americas

We are proud to announce that the Americas region now has three new Regional…

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Corte de EUA Afirma que Disuasión y ‘Seguridad Nacional’ NO Justifican la Detención

El 20 de febrero del 2015, una corte federal ordenó un alto inmediato a la…

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Experto de la ONU: Los Estados deben poner un alto inmediato a la detención de niños migrantes

El IDC reafirma la recomendación del Relator Especial de la ONU sobre Tortura…

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US Court says Deterrence and ‘National Security’ do NOT Justify Detention

On February 20, 2015, a Federal Court ordered an immediate end to the practice…

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Americas News Roundup February

Regional Migrant kids will flood the U.S. again, but the real crisis may hit…

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Estudio Destaca la Detención como Problemática Creciente Regional

El estudio Niñez y migración en América Central y América del Norte: Causas,…

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Inhumane conditions of detention in the Bahamas: IACHR

The The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has released a press…

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CIDH emite medidas cautelares sobre condiciones de detención en Bahamas

CIDH emite medidas cautelares sobre condiciones de detención en el Centro de…

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Apertura de Registros para las Consultas Anuales con Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil por ACNUR

GINEBRA (17 de febrero) – Cada año más de 300 representantes de todo el mundo…

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Registration Opening Soon for UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs

GENEVA (17 February) – Every year over 300 representatives from around the…

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Shining a spotlight on the Caribbean: Seeking Support for First Comprehensive Report on Caribbean Migration Detention

Written by IDC Regional Advisor for the Caribbean Veronica B.Y. Aragón, Deputy…

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IACHR Requests Information on Immigration Detention

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has put out a request for…

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CIDH Solicita Información sobre Detención Migratoria

La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) solicita información…

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Americas News Roundup December & January

Regional Relatoría sobre los derechos de los migrantes, Comisión Interamericana…

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MERCOSUR Institute issues new guide to Advisory Opinion OC-21

SAN JOSÉ (6 December 2014) - On 19 August 2014 the Inter-American Court of…

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IPPDH del MERCOSUR emite nueva guía de la Opinión Consultiva OC-21

SAN JOSÉ (6 de diciembre de 2014) – El 19 de agosto de 2014, la Corte…

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Cartagena +30: Brazil Declaration calls for non-detention and alternatives

Commemorating  the +30 Cartagena Anniversary, the Brazil Declaration and Plan…

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Cartagena +30: Declaración de Brasil incluye la no detención y alternativas

Las celebración del 30 Aniversario de la Declaración de Cartagena concluye con…

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Americas News Roundup October & November

This is a compilation of news from the tweets of the IDC Americas Regional…

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IDC Side Events Held at the IACHR

Regional Trends: the protection and welfare of migrants, asylum seekers and…

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IDC Members Highlight Detention at the IACHR

IDC joined members Asylum Access Ecuador, Sin Fronteras, Centro de Derechos…

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IDC Outlines Immigration Detention and Alternatives to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

  WASHINGTON D.C. – The International Detention Coalition (IDC), together…

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IDC remarca alternativas a la detención migratoria para la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

WASHINGTON D.C. –La Coalición Internacional contra la Detención (IDC, por sus…

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Noticia: IDC Plantea ante la Comisión Interamericana las Alternativas a la Detención por Razones Migratorias

Más de 160 miembros y redes socias de la Coalición Internacional contra la…

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IDC Press Release: IDC Outlines Immigration Detention and Alternatives to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Over 160 IDC member and partner organizations join a thematic hearing to…

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Caribbean Civil Society Calls for Alternatives to Detention in Cartagena+30 Meetings

On September 8th and 9th, the International Detention Coalition joined…

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Interamerican Commission monitors conditions for children and families on US border

A joint delegation from the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Migrants and on the…

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Upcoming: regional thematic hearing on immigration detention

The 153rd period of sessions of the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights to…

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Detention news roundup September – Americas

Family detention More than 160 groups, including several IDC Members, speak out…

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CRC 25th Anniversary

GENEVA (6 October 2014) - This year marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption…

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Inter-American Court finds that the immigration detention of children is always arbitrary

MEXICO CITY (6 October 2014) - On September 10 the Inter-American Court of…

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Americas News Round Up July / August

The United States announces they are reinstating family detention. A landmark…

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Detención de niños, niñas y adolescentes: Una nueva alianza internacional

GINEBRA (2 Septiembre 2014) - In English Se crea el Grupo de Trabajo…

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Child detention: a new international alliance

GENEVA (2 September 2014) - En Español The impact of immigration detention…

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IACHR asserts that alternatives to detention should be the rule in Mexico

On August 18, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)…

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CIDH exhorta que alternativas a la detención sea la regla y no la excepción en México

El 18 de agosto de 2014, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH)…

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Niños, niñas y adolescentes migrantes necesitan una solución regional

Números sin precedentes de niños, niñas y adolescentes migrando sin su tutor…

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Press Release: Migrant children need a regional solution

Unprecedented numbers of children migrating without their legal guardian are…

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Mass exodus of migrant children highlights need for regional solution

Stories of gang violence, abuse and persecution told by migrant children…

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Alternatives to Detention included in Mexico’s Immigration Plan

  As a result of the hard work and collaboration between the Mexican…

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México incluye Alternativas a la Detención en el Programa Especial de Migración

Como resultado del intenso trabajo y colaboración del gobierno federal con…

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Participating in Cartagena +30

En Espanol This November marks 30 years since the adoption of the Cartagena…

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Expert roundtable on adolescent migrants in Mexico

In Mexico, more than 6000 children migrants were detained in 2012. Of these,…

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Interamerican Commission explores regional approaches to refugees

  The Interamerican Commission on Human Rights focuses on refugees As part…

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Momentum for US Immigration Reform Builds

An estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants currently reside in the United…

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Canadian Roundtable on Alternatives to Detention

On 24 October, 2013, the UNHCR office in Canada organized a Roundtable on…

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Momentum for US Immigration Reform Builds

See full story from IDC Member, the Women’s Refugee Commission here…

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Mexico’s Supreme Court Holds Forum on Migrants’ Rights and Access to Justice

On October 21, 2013 Mexico’s Supreme Court, in collaboration with Sin Fronteras…

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Suprema Corte de México realiza Foro sobre los Derechos de Personas Migrantes y Acceso a la Justicia

El 21 de octubre del 2013, la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) de…

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Americas regional workshop

Alternatives to Detention in Central America On September 11 and 12, in…

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IDC Americas Workshop

The IDC will hold its 2nd Regional Workshop in the Americas on 11-12 September…

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IDM Americas news August 2013

Panama is one of relatively few countries in Latin America that implements…

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Americas IDM content June 2013

IDC Americas Regional Coordinator, Gisele Bonnici and IDC Programme Officer…

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IDC Americas visits Canada

IDC members from Canada, the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Ecuador…

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UNHCR-IOM Caribbean Regional Conference

IDC participated in UNHCR-IOM Caribbean Regional Conference on the Protection…

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Dignity without exception: alternatives to immigration detention in Mexico

  In partnership with regional representative Sin Fronteras, new…

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Canadian Council for Refugees: CCR decries dramatic drop in refugees resettled to Canada

"The Canadian Council for Refugees today expressed its deep disappointment at…

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Americas Regional News: IDC Collaboration with Argentina and Mexico Produces New Report

Over the past two years, IDC members and human rights centers in Mexico and…

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Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service: Immigration detention: Time for change (LIRS BLOG)

Linda Hartke, author of blog 'Redefining Welcome', presents an interview by…

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ACLU: Immigrants and citizens sue L.A. County for illegal detentions

"Six people have brought a landmark class-action lawsuit against Sheriff Baca…

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Americas: Global campaign focuses on Mexico for the month of November

View 'End child detention in Mexico' - campaign clip from End Child Detention…

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Considering the need for comprehensive work on behalf of migrants and regarding immigration detention in the Americas

Considering the need for comprehensive work on behalf of migrants and regarding…

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Human Rights Watch: Letter to Canadian MP’s on C-31 Law

Human Rights Watch raises concerns over a proposed bill it believes is harmful…

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Human Rights First: ICE’s Detention Reform Promises – A Second Look (Huffington Post)

The Refugee Protection Program's Ruthie Epstein considers the implementation of…

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Americas: ICE operation results in thousands of undocumented migrants arrested

In recent news out of the United States, an operation named "Cross Check," the…

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US: Nearly three years of detention while challenging removal attempt

In a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union for prolonged detention…

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Detention Watch Network: Audio on Detention Prevention

On December 1, 2010, the California Immigrant Policy Center held a statewide…

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US: COMPAS Working Paper: Immigration Detention In America: A History of its Expansion & Study of its Significance

This working paper by Stephanie J. Silverman investigates the legislative…

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Women’s Refugee Commission: New Report: Migrant women & children at risk: In custody in Arizona

This report by the Women's Refugee Commission outlines findings from its study…

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Immigration Detention Workshop at the People’s Global Action in Mexico

The IDC will be running a workshop on immigration detention during the People's…

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Global Detention Project: US Policy & Legal Framework – Working Paper

The Global Detention Project has released a working paper discussing US…

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Human Rights Watch: USA: Podcast regarding new HRW report & additional interview with former detainee

Human Rights Watch has highlighted the concerning reality for people with…

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USA HRW: New Report: Jailing Refugees

Human Rights Watch has released a new report examining the arbitrary detention…

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Breakthrough USA: restorefairness.org: Gutierrez to unveil immigration reform while enforcement measures on the rise

"Tomorrow, December 15th, at 12:30 pm, Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) will…

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USA: LIRS: Lutherans Continue to Call for Fair & Humane Immigration Reform

The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) continued their call for…

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IDC & Sin Fronteras: Article: Piden a Mexico mayor proteccion a menores migrantes (Spanish)

En México, los centros de detención migratorios operan sin tomar en cuenta las…

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México no cumple con los tratados, dicen organismos

International Childrens Day 2008 Organisations including the International…

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IDC launch: Sin Fronteras Press Release (Spanish)

Coalición Internacional sobre la Detención de Refugiados, Solicitantes de Asilo…

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Ecuador: Report: Working Group for Arbitrary Detention Visit (Spanish)

Grupo de Trabajo sobre Detenciones Arbitrarias Misión a Ecuador  13 al 22 de…

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Historic win: lawsuit by a migrant against Mexico’s immigration service

Stephen Compton, an Australian painter from Dalby, was awarded 2 million…

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Reparación del daño por detención migratoria

En 2009, Sin Frontera, miembro de IDC, inició la defensa legal de un ciudadano…

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