Monthly Archive for April, 2010

New detention centre planned in Dercen

“The European Commission had already allocated EUR 30 million under its ENPI 2007 National Programme for Ukraine improving infrastructure and procedures related to the accommodation and treatment of irregular migrants (“Readmission-related assistance”). Under this project, it is planned to create five additional Migrant Custody Centres in Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already pre-selected some sites which need now to be evaluated for their suitability for being refurbished into custody centres.” (Dirk Schuebel 2008, ICMPD GDISC ERIT Newsletter No. 1)

In the moment, it is planned to built up one of these additional detention centres in Dercen. Members of the BMPU visited the village in March 2010.

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