Mexican Organisations Look to the Supreme Court to Set Precedent for Non-Detention
April 26, 2023
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
April 4, 2023
IDC Statement: Mexico City, April 4, 2023 Last week's tragedy in Mexico is yet…
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Migrant Youth Leadership in Mexico
January 20, 2023
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
November 9, 2022
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
November 9, 2022
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
August 12, 2022
IDC's Americas Regional Programme is currently undertaking research into the…
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Members of Congress and Civil Society Visit Chiapas, Mexico
August 12, 2022
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
March 15, 2022
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
March 15, 2022
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
December 15, 2021
IDC and Asylum Access Mexico, along with partners FM4 Paso Libre, Casa…
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Immigration Detention in Trinidad and Tobago
December 15, 2021
Written by Denise Pitcher Caribbean Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) & Gisele…
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Haitian Migrants & US Immigration Detention
September 30, 2021
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
September 29, 2021
Written by Gisele Bonnici IDC Americas Regional Coordinator A hearing before…
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The Situation of Migrants & Refugees in Trinidad & Tobago
September 29, 2021
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
May 25, 2021
Written by Diana Martínez During 2021, the Mexican government is serving as the…
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Tin Otoch Children’s Shelter: Sonora, Mexico
March 4, 2021
In recent years, International Detention Coalition in Mexico has been working…
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US Advocates Shift the System in 2021
March 4, 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
October 13, 2020
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
October 8, 2020
Last Thursday 29 September, all 389 members of the Mexican Congress unanimously…
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Volunteers Transcend Borders in Moral Outrage
September 2, 2020
The risks immigration detention poses on the health and well-being of migrant…
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ATD for Migrant Children in Mexico
September 2, 2020
Over the past few months, IDC has participated in discussions with the local…
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Opportunities Amidst the Pandemic
June 26, 2020
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
May 2, 2020
The United States and Mexico have for decades been the primary detaining…
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Mexican Advocates Defend Rights of Detained Migrants
February 6, 2020
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
December 19, 2019
On Mexico's southern border, IDC supports alternative care models and…
0 Comments5 Minutes
Interview With the IDC Americas Team
November 1, 2019
Interview with Diana Martínez, IDC Americas Program Officer on the current…
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Solidarity Calls for Ending Immigration Detention
July 23, 2019
United in the belief that immigration detention is not a solution and that we…
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How IDC Defines ‘Alternatives to Detention’
July 18, 2019
Even though the phrase ‘alternatives to detention’ is present in numerous…
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Latest Evidence for Ending Family Detention
June 20, 2019
Written by Dr. Robyn Sampson Senior Advisor, International Detention Coalition…
0 Comments5 Minutes
Arbitrary Detention a Focus of CMW Report on Mexico and Ecuador
May 1, 2019
The UN Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers has published findings on…
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IMPORTANT: Call for Inputs on Immigration Detention
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
March 1, 2019
WHAT: The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant…
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Nuevo curso en línea sobre alternativas
February 14, 2019
¡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
October 29, 2018
México puede evitar la detención ante el desplazamiento forzado masivo Ante…
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An Opportunity for the New Administration in Mexico
October 14, 2018
More than 90,000 people were held in immigration detention in Mexico in 2017, a…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Concerns Immigration Detention Could Increase in US / Mexico Funding Agreement
October 9, 2018
The US Government announced it will provide $20 million in foreign assistance…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Migrant Protection Council Opportunity in Guatemala
August 22, 2018
A training session was held by the IDC team and its members for…
0 Comments1 Minute
Guatemala: Individualized Screening for Returned Migrant Children
August 21, 2018
This event in Quetzaltenango focused on capacity building for child…
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Focusing on Right to Personal Liberty in Guatemala
August 21, 2018
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
June 26, 2018
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
May 23, 2018
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
May 22, 2018
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
May 22, 2018
On the weekend of April 22, Trinidad and Tobago deported 82 Venezuelan…
0 Comments5 Minutes
3 Years of Brazil Plan of Action: Evaluating State Commitments
March 22, 2018
IDC members and partners have contributed to national and regional advocacy…
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Civil Society Calls for Humane Migration Policies in Argentina
February 14, 2018
One year after a Decree announcing more restrictive immigration policy and…
0 Comments3 Minutes
10 ways the Trump administration has impacted immigration detention
November 28, 2017
One year on from the U.S. Presidential election, we look at the impacts that…
0 Comments13 Minutes
Expanding Alternatives to Detention in the Americas
October 30, 2017
More evidence is urgently needed about the use of alternatives to detention in…
0 Comments8 Minutes
Arbitrary Detention a Focus of CMW Report on Mexico and Ecuador
October 30, 2017
The UN Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers has published findings on…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Making Alternatives Work: Global Implementers Workshop
September 18, 2017
International Implementers of Alternatives to Detention Meeting,…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Stakeholders evaluate ATD implementation in Mexico
September 18, 2017
On July 13 and 14, 2017, stakeholders from the government, civil…
0 Comments3 Minutes
UN Experts Seek Submissions on the Human Rights of Migrant Children
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
May 23, 2017
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
May 17, 2017
‘¿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
May 15, 2017
‘¿Qué esperamos del futuro?’ es la pregunta central del informe del…
0 Comments3 Minutes
IDC Publishes Comprehensive Report on Immigration Detention and Alternatives in the Americas
May 15, 2017
“What do we hope for the future?” was the central question for the…
0 Comments3 Minutes
IDC Publishes Comprehensive Report on Immigration Detention and Alternatives in the Americas
May 5, 2017
“What do we hope for the future?” was the central question for the…
0 Comments3 Minutes
Save the Date : IDC Annual Member Meeting June 16
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
April 13, 2017
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
April 13, 2017
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
April 12, 2017
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
April 10, 2017
Audiencia ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), sobre el…
0 Comments8 Minutes
Argentina: Concerning step backward in immigration policy
April 10, 2017
Hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Decree…
0 Comments7 Minutes
10 Ways the Trump Executive Orders Will Impact Immigration Detention
March 13, 2017
Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a number of…
0 Comments11 Minutes
How to Get Involved In the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
February 10, 2017
Around the world, an unknown number of children are deprived of their liberty…
0 Comments4 Minutes
UNHCR Issue Brief clarifies position on ending child immigration detention
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
February 10, 2017
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
February 1, 2017
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
December 6, 2016
Felicitación a Sin Fronteras a propósito de la presentación del Informe…
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Roundtable on the Protection of Child Migrants in Mexico
November 29, 2016
IDC, together with member organization IMUMI (Institute for Women in…
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Steps towards Alternatives to Detention in Canada
November 16, 2016
The Canadian government is undertaking reform of their immigration detention…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Caribbean Workshop on Alternatives to Detention
November 16, 2016
The IDC held the first regional workshop on alternatives to detention in the…
0 Comments3 Minutes
UNHCR Beyond Detention Global Strategy Progress Report: Americas Highlights
September 29, 2016
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has…
0 Comments5 Minutes
Argentina proposes creation of immigration detention center
September 3, 2016
The official announcement was met with concern from civil society, who…
0 Comments5 Minutes
No more detention and border closures; There are alternatives
July 19, 2016
Detention has been widely used throughout North America as an immigration…
0 Comments6 Minutes
IDC ATD Workshop for Regional Advisors – June 2016 London, UK
Americas,Global,Europe,Africa,MENA
July 5, 2016
On 19 and 20 June 2016, the IDC ran its first ever alternatives to…
0 Comments4 Minutes
2016 IDC Annual Member Meeting
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
June 15, 2016
IDC members from around the world attended our 2016 Annual Member Meeting this…
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Why we must save the IACHR
May 27, 2016
This week, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)…
0 Comments6 Minutes
Nominations Open: Award for Judgement on the Human Rights of Migrants
April 13, 2016
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
April 13, 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
April 12, 2016
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
April 7, 2016
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
March 2, 2016
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
March 2, 2016
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
February 24, 2016
A pesar del contexto migratorio desafiante, el 2015 incluyó avances…
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ATD advocacy and implementation workshops in Mexico
February 4, 2016
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
December 5, 2015
*Photo taken from Stories of Detained Children in Mexico, video produced by…
0 Comments3 Minutes
ATD advocacy and implementation workshops in Mexico
December 2, 2015
Representatives from 25 IDC member and partner organizations that work in more…
0 Comments3 Minutes
Americas November News Roundup
December 2, 2015
This is a compilation of the tweets by the Americas Regional Coordinator of the…
0 Comments4 Minutes
Americas September-October News Roundup
October 21, 2015
This is a compilation of the tweets by the Americas Regional Coordinator of the…
0 Comments5 Minutes
Canada: Court of Appeal Issues Important Decision to Challenge Detention
October 20, 2015
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
October 20, 2015
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
October 20, 2015
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
September 4, 2015
A significant ruling the US. A federal judge in California has ruled that US…
0 Comments2 Minutes
News Roundup August 2015
September 2, 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
July 31, 2015
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
July 30, 2015
Photo: Outdoor holding cells at a Border Patrol station in Tucson, Arizona…
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Nuevo informe regional sobre monitoreo de centros de detención migratoria en México destaca necesidad de alternativas
July 28, 2015
* Video Derechos Cautivos, Sin Fronteras El 21 de julio, se realizó la…
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Regional Report on Monitoring Visits to Immigration Detention Centers in Mexico Highlights Need for Alternatives
July 28, 2015
*Video Derechos Cautivos, Sin Fronteras On July 21st 2015, organizations in…
0 Comments4 Minutes
Americas Roundup July
July 27, 2015
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
July 15, 2015
*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
July 15, 2015
*Drawing by Marcela Castro from the video Drawings by Themselves: Portraits of…
0 Comments6 Minutes
NIJC Wins Award for the Advancement of Human Rights
July 1, 2015
Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director of the National Immigrant Justice Center…
0 Comments1 Minutes
2015 Reunión Anual de Miembros de IDC
June 30, 2015
GINEBRA (30 Julio 2015) – Más de 50 miembros asistieron a la reunión anual de…
0 Comments3 Minutes
Americas News Roundup June
June 25, 2015
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
June 25, 2015
“El Comité recomienda que el Estado tome todas las medidas necesarias para…
0 Comments6 Minutes
CRC Recommends Mexico End Child Detention and Establish Community Shelters
June 25, 2015
“The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to…
0 Comments5 Minutes
New Reports Call for Alternatives to Detention in Canada
June 25, 2015
June 2015 - Researchers made a strong call to develop and implement…
0 Comments4 Minutes
Regional Forum: Freedom of Movement, International Protection, and Integration
May 24, 2015
Photo credit: Asylum Access Latin America International Detention Coalition…
0 Comments2 Minutes
IACHR Annual Report Urges States to End Immigration Detention and Implement Alternatives
May 22, 2015
"Programs that emphasize alternatives to detention provide a more balanced way…
0 Comments4 Minutes
Informe Anual de la CIDH recomienda eliminar la detención migratoria e implementar alternativas
May 21, 2015
mayo de 2015 - La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) anunció la…
0 Comments4 Minutes
Americas News Roundup April – May
May 18, 2015
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
April 27, 2015
Foto por Asylum Access América Latina Miembros y socios de la Coalición…
0 Comments2 Minutes
2ª Mesa Redonda Global sobre Alternativas a la Detención
April 26, 2015
Del 20 a 22 de abril de 2015, se realizó la segunda mesa redonda donde…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Immigration Detention in Mexico Limits Children’s Access to International Protection
April 14, 2015
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
April 14, 2015
El nuevo informe del Instituto de Derechos Humanos de Georgetown Law destaca…
0 Comments3 Minutes
¿Puede la detención disuadir futura migración?
April 14, 2015
abril 2015 - El IDC presentó un documento informativo (briefing paper) que…
0 Comments1 Minutes
UNHCR Preparing 2nd Global Roundtable on Alternatives to Detention
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
April 8, 2015
GENEVA (8 April 2015) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees…
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Americas News Roundup March
March 30, 2015
Regional Private Prisions for Immigrant Families Grow Despite Court Ruling…
0 Comments1 Minutes
Nuevos Asesores Regionales para las Américas
March 24, 2015
Nos es grato anunciar que el IDC cuenta con tres nuevos Asesores Regionales…
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New Regional Advisors in the Americas
March 23, 2015
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
March 11, 2015
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
March 11, 2015
El IDC reafirma la recomendación del Relator Especial de la ONU sobre Tortura…
0 Comments2 Minutes
US Court says Deterrence and ‘National Security’ do NOT Justify Detention
March 9, 2015
On February 20, 2015, a Federal Court ordered an immediate end to the practice…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Americas News Roundup February
March 1, 2015
Regional Migrant kids will flood the U.S. again, but the real crisis may hit…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Estudio Destaca la Detención como Problemática Creciente Regional
February 28, 2015
El estudio Niñez y migración en América Central y América del Norte: Causas,…
0 Comments3 Minutes
Inhumane conditions of detention in the Bahamas: IACHR
February 20, 2015
The The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has released a press…
0 Comments2 Minutes
CIDH emite medidas cautelares sobre condiciones de detención en Bahamas
February 19, 2015
CIDH emite medidas cautelares sobre condiciones de detención en el Centro de…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Apertura de Registros para las Consultas Anuales con Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil por ACNUR
February 18, 2015
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
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
February 17, 2015
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
February 10, 2015
Written by IDC Regional Advisor for the Caribbean Veronica B.Y. Aragón, Deputy…
0 Comments5 Minutes
IACHR Requests Information on Immigration Detention
January 30, 2015
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has put out a request for…
0 Comments1 Minutes
CIDH Solicita Información sobre Detención Migratoria
January 29, 2015
La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) solicita información…
0 Comments1 Minutes
Americas News Roundup December & January
January 28, 2015
Regional Relatoría sobre los derechos de los migrantes, Comisión Interamericana…
0 Comments1 Minutes
MERCOSUR Institute issues new guide to Advisory Opinion OC-21
December 5, 2014
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
December 5, 2014
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
December 2, 2014
Commemorating the +30 Cartagena Anniversary, the Brazil Declaration and Plan…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Cartagena +30: Declaración de Brasil incluye la no detención y alternativas
December 2, 2014
Las celebración del 30 Aniversario de la Declaración de Cartagena concluye con…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Grupos conmemoran el 25° aniversario de la CDN mediante el llamado urgente de poner fin a la detención migratoria de niños, niñas y adolescentes
November 20, 2014
NUEVA YORK – Veinte y cinco años atrás la Convención sobre los Derechos del…
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Americas News Roundup October & November
November 4, 2014
This is a compilation of news from the tweets of the IDC Americas Regional…
0 Comments4 Minutes
IDC Side Events Held at the IACHR
November 3, 2014
Regional Trends: the protection and welfare of migrants, asylum seekers and…
0 Comments4 Minutes
IDC Members Highlight Detention at the IACHR
November 1, 2014
IDC joined members Asylum Access Ecuador, Sin Fronteras, Centro de Derechos…
0 Comments1 Minute
IDC Outlines Immigration Detention and Alternatives to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
October 31, 2014
WASHINGTON D.C. – The International Detention Coalition (IDC), together…
0 Comments2 Minutes
IDC remarca alternativas a la detención migratoria para la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
October 31, 2014
WASHINGTON D.C. –La Coalición Internacional contra la Detención (IDC, por sus…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Noticia: IDC Plantea ante la Comisión Interamericana las Alternativas a la Detención por Razones Migratorias
October 30, 2014
Más de 160 miembros y redes socias de la Coalición Internacional contra la…
0 Comments8 Minutes
IDC Press Release: IDC Outlines Immigration Detention and Alternatives to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
October 30, 2014
Over 160 IDC member and partner organizations join a thematic hearing to…
0 Comments6 Minutes
Caribbean Civil Society Calls for Alternatives to Detention in Cartagena+30 Meetings
October 6, 2014
On September 8th and 9th, the International Detention Coalition joined…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Interamerican Commission monitors conditions for children and families on US border
October 6, 2014
A joint delegation from the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Migrants and on the…
0 Comments1 Minutes
Upcoming: regional thematic hearing on immigration detention
October 6, 2014
The 153rd period of sessions of the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights to…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Corte Interamericana pronuncia que la detención de niños, niñas y adolescentes por motivos migratorios siempre es arbitraria
October 6, 2014
CIUDAD DE MEXICO (6 October 2014) - El pasado 10 de septiembre la Corte…
0 Comments3 Minutes
Detention news roundup September – Americas
October 6, 2014
Family detention More than 160 groups, including several IDC Members, speak out…
0 Comments2 Minutes
CRC 25th Anniversary
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
October 6, 2014
GENEVA (6 October 2014) - This year marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption…
0 Comments5 Minutes
Inter-American Court finds that the immigration detention of children is always arbitrary
October 5, 2014
MEXICO CITY (6 October 2014) - On September 10 the Inter-American Court of…
0 Comments3 Minutes
Americas News Round Up July / August
September 3, 2014
The United States announces they are reinstating family detention. A landmark…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Detención de niños, niñas y adolescentes: Una nueva alianza internacional
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
September 2, 2014
GINEBRA (2 Septiembre 2014) - In English Se crea el Grupo de Trabajo…
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Child detention: a new international alliance
Americas,Asia Pacific,MENA,Europe,Africa,Global
September 1, 2014
GENEVA (2 September 2014) - En Español The impact of immigration detention…
0 Comments6 Minutes
IACHR asserts that alternatives to detention should be the rule in Mexico
August 19, 2014
On August 18, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)…
0 Comments4 Minutes
CIDH exhorta que alternativas a la detención sea la regla y no la excepción en México
August 19, 2014
El 18 de agosto de 2014, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH)…
0 Comments4 Minutes
Niños, niñas y adolescentes migrantes necesitan una solución regional
July 31, 2014
Números sin precedentes de niños, niñas y adolescentes migrando sin su tutor…
0 Comments3 Minutes
Press Release: Migrant children need a regional solution
July 29, 2014
Unprecedented numbers of children migrating without their legal guardian are…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Mass exodus of migrant children highlights need for regional solution
June 30, 2014
Stories of gang violence, abuse and persecution told by migrant children…
0 Comments4 Minutes
Alternatives to Detention included in Mexico’s Immigration Plan
May 30, 2014
As a result of the hard work and collaboration between the Mexican…
0 Comments1 Minutes
México incluye Alternativas a la Detención en el Programa Especial de Migración
May 30, 2014
Como resultado del intenso trabajo y colaboración del gobierno federal con…
0 Comments1 Minutes
Participating in Cartagena +30
April 8, 2014
En Espanol This November marks 30 years since the adoption of the Cartagena…
0 Comments3 Minutes
Expert roundtable on adolescent migrants in Mexico
December 9, 2013
In Mexico, more than 6000 children migrants were detained in 2012. Of these,…
0 Comments1 Minute
Interamerican Commission explores regional approaches to refugees
December 2, 2013
The Interamerican Commission on Human Rights focuses on refugees As part…
0 Comments2 Minutes
Momentum for US Immigration Reform Builds
November 20, 2013
An estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants currently reside in the United…
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Canadian Roundtable on Alternatives to Detention
November 19, 2013
On 24 October, 2013, the UNHCR office in Canada organized a Roundtable on…
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Momentum for US Immigration Reform Builds
November 4, 2013
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
November 1, 2013
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
November 1, 2013
El 21 de octubre del 2013, la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) de…
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Americas regional workshop
September 30, 2013
Alternatives to Detention in Central America On September 11 and 12, in…
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IDC Americas Workshop
August 29, 2013
The IDC will hold its 2nd Regional Workshop in the Americas on 11-12 September…
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IDM Americas news August 2013
August 28, 2013
Panama is one of relatively few countries in Latin America that implements…
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Americas IDM content June 2013
June 27, 2013
IDC Americas Regional Coordinator, Gisele Bonnici and IDC Programme Officer…
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IDC Americas visits Canada
June 23, 2013
IDC members from Canada, the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Ecuador…
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UNHCR-IOM Caribbean Regional Conference
June 3, 2013
IDC participated in UNHCR-IOM Caribbean Regional Conference on the Protection…
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Dignity without exception: alternatives to immigration detention in Mexico
May 17, 2013
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
March 13, 2013
"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
February 13, 2013
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)
February 13, 2013
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
December 14, 2012
"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
December 14, 2012
View 'End child detention in Mexico' - campaign clip from End Child Detention…
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Amnesty International: Americas: New Amnesty report shows increased targetting and attacks on human rights defenders in Latin America
December 14, 2012
Amnesty International has released a new report stating that human rights…
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National Immigrant Justice Center- Press Release: DHS Releases Prison Rape Elimination Act Regulations for Detained Immigrants
December 14, 2012
"Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) welcomes the…
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Considering the need for comprehensive work on behalf of migrants and regarding immigration detention in the Americas
September 17, 2012
Considering the need for comprehensive work on behalf of migrants and regarding…
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Presentation to Special Rapporteur on Migrants’ Rights by Brazil & Argentina on occasion of 20th Session of Human Rights Council
September 10, 2012
Please find below a copy of the presentation to the Special Rapporteur on…
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Human Rights Watch: Letter to Canadian MP’s on C-31 Law
April 28, 2012
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)
April 23, 2012
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
April 23, 2012
In recent news out of the United States, an operation named "Cross Check," the…
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Amnesty International USA: New report – ‘In Hostile Terrain: Human rights violations in immigration enforcement in US Southwest’
April 23, 2012
This new report from Amnesty International USA shows that the USA is failing…
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US: Nearly three years of detention while challenging removal attempt
September 8, 2011
In a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union for prolonged detention…
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Detention Watch Network: Audio on Detention Prevention
February 27, 2011
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
December 29, 2010
This working paper by Stephanie J. Silverman investigates the legislative…
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Detention Watch Network: National and Local Organizations Sign Letter to President Demanding End to Practices that Harm Communities
December 29, 2010
National and local organizations in the United States have signed a letter to…
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Detention Watch Network: New Report: DWN & Stanford Law School Policy Brief: Community-Based Alternatives to Immigration Detention
November 29, 2010
Stanford Law School's Immigrants' Rights Clinic is an initiative enabling…
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Women’s Refugee Commission: New Report: Migrant women & children at risk: In custody in Arizona
November 29, 2010
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
October 28, 2010
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
September 2, 2010
The Global Detention Project has released a working paper discussing US…
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Human Rights Watch: USA: New report: Deportation by default: Mental disability, unfair hearings & indefinite detention in US immigration system
August 3, 2010
Human Rights Watch has released a new report detailing how immigrants with…
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Human Rights Watch: USA: Podcast regarding new HRW report & additional interview with former detainee
August 3, 2010
Human Rights Watch has highlighted the concerning reality for people with…
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USA HRW: New Report: Jailing Refugees
February 11, 2010
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
February 11, 2010
"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
November 6, 2009
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)
March 11, 2009
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
March 10, 2009
International Childrens Day 2008 Organisations including the International…
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IDC launch: Sin Fronteras Press Release (Spanish)
January 20, 2009
Coalición Internacional sobre la Detención de Refugiados, Solicitantes de Asilo…
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Ecuador: Report: Working Group for Arbitrary Detention Visit (Spanish)
June 30, 2006
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
December 31, 1969
Stephen Compton, an Australian painter from Dalby, was awarded 2 million…
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Reparación del daño por detención migratoria
December 31, 1969
En 2009, Sin Frontera, miembro de IDC, inició la defensa legal de un ciudadano…
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