IDC is deeply impactful in the Asia Pacific, enabling government pilots, civil society programmes, peer learning and coalition building.

IDC has been working in Asia Pacific since 2009, building advocacy networks and working closely with policymakers, governments and other actors.

We have made major progress in the region, enabling government pilots, civil society programmes, peer learning and coalition building. By successfully advocating for the development of concrete action on alternatives to detention, we have helped to free detained children and families across the region.

Our work in Asia Pacific has been profoundly important and has focused on advocacy efforts in Southeast Asia. IDC coordinates the End Detention Network (EDN), leading civil society members in shared advocacy stances and responses to key developments on immigration detention and ATD.

But we are not stopping there. Right now, we are strengthening community voices and focusing on direct engagement with governments. Together, we are working towards a kinder, more effective approach to migration governance systems that don’t rely on immigration detention.

Milestones

2019

ASEAN leaders adopt the ASEAN Declaration on the Rights of Children in the Context of Migration (ASEAN-CCM) which includes specific language on alternatives to detention, signalling the first regional commitment amongst member states to end immigration detention of children

2019

IDC and the Secretariat of Asia Dialogue on Forced Migration (ADFM) bring together the governments of Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia for a regional roundtable on alternative care arrangements for child migrants

2019

Seven government ministries in Thailand sign a Memorandum of Understanding on alternatives to detention of children(MOU-ATD): a landmark event towards ending immigration detention of children in Thailand

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