On World Refugee Day 2005, Amnesty International turns its attention to the practice of arbitrary detention and unlawful expulsion of refugees and asylum-seekers. Amnesty International is launching three reports on detention and practices of expulsion. Many of those detained are in search of asylum. Some are detained automatically as soon as they arrive in a country of asylum if they do not have proper documentation or authorisation. Others are put in detention while their asylum claim is under consideration. For many, detention is used once their asylum claims have been dismissed following asylum determination procedures that fail to meet basic standards of fairness.