Alternatives to immigration detention in transit migration contexts

In Mexico, just one year after the publication of the General Law on the Rights of Children and Adolescents (2014), IDC promoted a pilot program that saw the release of unaccompanied children and adolescents who were deprived of their liberty in immigration detention centres and their reception and care in community-based civil society programs. In collaboration with the National Migration…

Immigration detention as an exceptional measure of last resort

Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, the right to personal liberty has been taken up in various international treaties. This right is one of the main frameworks for addressing the arbitrary detention of people on the move. As part of migration management, governments around the world carry out various actions as part of state policy, one of which is…

Civil Society in the Spotlight: Carolina Gottardo, Executive Director of IDC

This interview was first published by the European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) In this Civil Society Spotlight interview, we hear from Carolina Gottardo, the Executive Director of  International Detention Coalition (IDC). Carolina guides the global network of 275+ organisations, individuals, and community members from around the world to advocate for the human rights of…

Repercusiones psicosociales de la detención de inmigrante

Durante décadas, las organizaciones de sociedad civil y personas defensoras de derechos humanos han denunciado las malas condiciones de los espacios de detención migratoria y cómo éstas favorecen las violaciones a derechos humanos hacia las personas en contextos de movilidad en México y en los Estados Unidos. En los últimos años, se ha reconocido cada vez más la importancia de enfocar las…