How does immigration detention affect migrant women, girls and gender-diverse people, and what would a gender-responsive alternative look like?

On 28 April, join us for an online event exploring these issues, on the margins of hashtag#IMRF.

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Spain to regularise hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants - International Detention Coalition The government of Spain has approved a new measure that will allow more than 500,000 undocumented migrants to apply for legal residence.

👏 The government of Spain has approved a new measure that will allow more than 500,000 undocumented migrants to apply for legal residence.

This decision follows years of advocacy by civil society organisations and a citizen-led initiative signed by more than 700,000 people 💪

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👀❓ What trends will shape migration, detention and human rights in 2026?

From climate displacement and externalised borders to digital surveillance and changing public sentiment, our latest feature explores possible futures for migrants and migration 👇

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Grants & Finance Officer - Kenya or Malaysia Reports To Operations and Development Manager Status 4 days per week  Direct Reports None at this time Location Remote working, based in Kenya or Malaysia You must have the right to work in the countr...

📣 Vacancy: Grants & Finance Officer (Kenya or Malaysia)

📍 Remote role based in Kenya or Malaysia

⏳ 4 days per week

💼 KES 2,250,000–2,750,000 or MYR 74,000–84,000 (pro rata depending on experience)

👉 Apply by 22 March 2026: idc.bamboohr.com/careers/42?s...

Grants & Finance Officer - Netherlands Reports To Operations and Development Manager Status 2.5 days per week  Direct Reports None at this time Location Remote working, based in the Netherlands.  You must have the right to work in the coun...

📣 Vacancy: Grants & Finance Officer (Netherlands)

📍 Remote role based in the Netherlands

⏳ 2.5 days per week

💼 €35,000–€45,000 per year (pro rata, depending on experience)

👉 Apply by 22 March 2026: idc.bamboohr.com/careers/41?s...

📣 IDC is hiring a Grants & Finance Officer (Netherlands) to support grants budgeting, financial monitoring and donor reporting across our grant portfolio.

👉 Apply below by 22 March 2026:

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📣 IDC is hiring a Grants & Finance Officer (Kenya or Malaysia) to support grants budgeting, financial monitoring and donor reporting across our grant portfolio.

👉 Apply below by 22 March 2026:

idc.bamboohr.com/careers/42?s...

Administration Coordinator Administration Coordinator   Reports To Operations and Development Manager Status FTE 1.0 - 5 days per week Direct Reports None at this time Location Remote working, based in Malaysia, Thailand or Ken...

📣 IDC is hiring an Administration Coordinator to develop and maintain the administrative and operational systems that support our day-to-day work. Interested? Then apply before Friday 6 March!

👉 idc.bamboohr.com/careers/40?s...

🌍 Full time, remote, based in Malaysia, Thailand or Kenya

This artwork illustrates the story of Carlos, who experienced immigration detention as a child in the United States.

On #InternationalMigrantsDay, we’re sharing stories that show why immigration detention must end, and why dignity and human rights must come first. 📖✊

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🎨 For #InternationalMigrantsDay, IDC & @fesonline.bsky.social are sharing art that challenges detention and reminds us that ending it requires all of us. 🎨✊

👉 bit.ly/immigration-...

#EndImmigrationDetention

📢 Too often, the experiences of women in immigration detention are overlooked. That must change.

Join us tomorrow – International Migrants Day – for a hybrid event spotlighting gender, immigration detention & alternatives.

🕤 9:30am CET

Register in person: bit.ly/44xTXtM
Or online: bit.ly/4qcHhAR

🚨 Women in immigration detention face sexual coercion, medical neglect & gendered violence.

IDC and @unwomen.bsky.social expose the reality for women in detention.

It's time to end immigration detention & introduce community-based alternatives.

🔗https://bit.ly/Detained-Deprived-At-Risk

🚨 Join us for a powerful event exploring rights-based, gender-responsive alternatives to detention:

🗓️ 18 December 2025

🕤 9:30–11:00am CET

📍 UN Women Office, Geneva and online

👉 Register now to attend in person: bit.ly/44xTXtM

Or online: bit.ly/4qcHhAR

📣 IDC is hiring an Asia-Pacific Programme Assistant!

Help advance rights-based alternatives to immigration detention and support human rights across the region.

Full time. Remote. Based in Malaysia or Thailand.

📍 Apply by 9 January 2026: idc.bamboohr.com/careers/39?s...

A snapshot from inside the FES Human Rights Award ceremony, with insights from thought leaders, government ministers and civil society champions 🙌

Want to learn more about IDC and why we do what we do?

Take a look 👀

🎥 Video by @fesonline.bsky.social

💚 A heartfelt thank you to all our partners, colleagues, and community members who made the launch of the Equitable Partnerships Accountability Toolkit (EPAT) possible.

Download the tools → www.asylumaccess.org/epat

#ShiftThePower #EPAT #AsylumAccess #EquitablePartnerships #Localization

We are grateful for the honour of receiving the 2025 Human Rights Award from @fesonline.bsky.social

This award motivates us, the entire IDC team, to continue working towards ending immigration detention around the world🌎

Thank you to all the members of FES who made this wonderful moment possible

Last night, IDC proudly received the 2025 Human Rights Award from Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung 🙏 @fesonline.bsky.social

Support IDC, visit our website and join the movement to make immigration detention history.

➡️ idcoalition.org #FESAward2025

👀👉 A major boost to the movement to end immigration detention!

IDC has won the 2025 FES Human Rights Award 🎉 @fesonline.bsky.social

This recognition motivates us to continue working for the freedom of migrants and refugees 🌍

👉 idcoalition.org/news/idc-win...

#FESAward2025

#Oct10 #WorldMentalHealthDay 🌍

Immigration detention doesn’t just deprive people of their liberty — it leaves deep, lasting scars on their mental health.

🧠 Learn more:

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👉 Want to know more about why IDC and our award-winning work to defend migrants’ rights matters?

✨ Meet Stella, a grandmother, carer, and human rights activist.

Her story reveals the stark reality of immigration detention.
📰 bit.ly/inside-uk-im...
#Immigration #ImmigrationDetention #HumanRights

IDC has won the 2025 FES Human Rights Award 🎉 @fesonline.bsky.social

This is a shared achievement for our entire movement. 🌍

Learn more about our work. Follow us on social media and get to know us.

#Instagram 📷 intldetentioncoalition

#FESAward2025

📢 Join us in Banjul, The Gambia, for the first Annual Convening of the SADC Regional Network on ATD, 28–29 October 2025 at the margins of the ACHPR

Co-hosted by IDC and Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR)

🗓 Apply before 13 October 2025 via our website. idcoalition.org/news/2025-an...

#ATD #HumanRights

Ein Kind sitzt allein auf dem Boden eines kahlen, fensterlosen Raumes. Man betrachtet es durch ein Art Loch im Bild, das von zwei Händen gehalten wird.

Unser #Menschenrechtspreis 2025 geht an die International Detention Coalition #IDC.
www.fes.de/menschenrech...
Wir finden, es ist Zeit, mit gängigen Irrtümern und Falschbehauptungen aufzuräumen. 1/4
@idcoalition.bsky.social

💪 Let's make immigration detention history!
Join us in shaping a world where human rights transcend all borders 🌎

Get involved! ➡️ idcoalition.org/get-involved

#TogetherForChange #FESAward2025

The EP Toolkit is LIVE. Tools to rebuild partnerships around equity → www.asylumaccess.org/epat

#ShiftThePower #EPAT #EquitablePartnerships

🎉 IDC has won a major human rights award!

This award recognises IDC’s tireless work to end immigration detention and promote the human rights of migrants and refugees worldwide. 💡
@fesonline.bsky.social

Visit our page and join our mission! idcoalition.org/news/idc-win...
#FESAward2025

Global Coalition of Groups Urge UN Member States to Uphold, Preserve, and Strengthen International Treaties - Human Rights First New York — In advance of this week’s UN General Assembly High-level meeting, speeches by Heads of State and Government and reported efforts to enlist UN Member States in an attempt to undo internation...

"Adherence to treaties has saved lives, upheld human dignity, and protected millions of people from persecution, torture and other human rights abuses."

Civil Society Open Letter to States (September 2025)

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🌍🤝 Together, we can end immigration detention for good.

IDC unites voices from around the globe to advocate for human rights and a kinder, more just future.

Here’s how you can help:
🌐 idcoalition.org/get-involved

#TogetherForChange #FESAward2025

We are honoured to announce that IDC has won the 2025 Human Rights Award by @fesonline.bsky.social
This award recognises the efforts of our supporters, members and partners in different regions working to end immigration detention & promote human rights-based alternatives
www.fes.de/en/human-rig...