Other written contributions - Discussion 2012

- The 2010 report on detention of third country nationals in return procedures (http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/research/publications/publications_per_year/2010/pub_detention_en.htm - in English, French and German): it presents a comparison of policies in the 27 EU Member States concerning issues such as grounds for detention, maximum length of immigration detention, due process safeguards, alternatives to detention, detention of children. Some of these chapters are illustrated with comparative maps or graphs giving a snapshot of what each country is doing with regard to a specific question

- The 2011 FRA Annual Report (http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/research/publications/annual_report_on_fundamental_rights/pub-annual-report-2012_en.htm - in French and English) at pages 48-51 shows progress in the introduction (in legislation) of alternatives to immigration detention in the 27 EU Member States and Croatia

- The Summary Conclusions of the 2011 Fundamental Rights Conference (our flagship event organised together with the Polish Eu Presidency) in which one working group dealt with detention: http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/attachments/FRA_Summary_conclusions_FRC_EN-FINAL.pdf

- The 2010 Report on separated children seeking asylum http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/attachments/SEPAC-comparative-report_EN.pdf pages 66 ff concern detention. The report has been produced on the basis of interviews with children and with adults working with them in a dozen of EU Member States.