Immigration detention in North Macedonia expressed in numbers
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29 December 2021
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Igor Stojcevski
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National
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Non-governmental organization
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Report
The number of detained persons in 2021 (388) is continuously
increasing compared to the previous years (2020 – 317, 2019 – 225).
There is a slight decrease in the number of detained children in
2021 (55) compared to the same period in 2020 (76).
The average period that children spent in detention in RTC Vinojug
is 29 days and the maximum is 50 days.
In most cases, legal guardian was appointed to the unaccompanied
detained children. However sometimes there was a delay in the
timely appointment of a guardian.
In 2021 the persons were detained at three locations in RC Gazi
Baba, RTC Vinojug and RTC Tabanovce. Migrants at RTC Vinojug
who were detained as witnesses in the proceedings against the
smugglers continued to be held in quarantine before being brought
in front of a public prosecutor.
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