UNHCR Protection Manual - Related sources

On detention of asylum-seekers for the purposes of expulsion; prolonged detention; risk of refoulement

On detention of asylum-seekers, including those transferred to Hungary under the Dublin II Regulation, for the purposes of expulsion; prolonged detention; risk of refoulement.

On the right to asylum; the difference between "asilo" and "refugio"; general principles for the protection of asylum-seeking and refugee children in the context of RSD, including with regard to early identification of needs, child-sensitive asylum procedures, reception standards, and detention.

This study articulates the current state of international law governing detention and its alternatives, and provides a critical overview of existing and possible alternatives to detention (A2Ds) options drawn from empirical research. This study contributes to the body of work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) against the detention of refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons, and forms one of the background papers for the global roundtable on the same subject.

On admission, legal status and detention of asylum-seekers in the host territory during the asylum procedure, including whether, and in what circumstances, such detention is compatible with international refugee and human rights law.

This study is a contribution to UNHCR’s Agenda for Protection in 2002, which urged ‘States more concertedly to explore alternative approaches to the detention of asylum seekers and refugees ...’ in response to the increasing use of detention of asylum seekers and/or refugees. This study presents an overview of the legal standards under international law applicable to both detention as well as alternatives to detention. Then it goes on to present a range of alternatives to detention used by many receiving countries and attempts to evaluate those measures, specifically in relation to rates of absconding.