human rights organizations are concerned with the conditions at the various detention centers – where the unregistered and denied asylum seekers are placed. according to one specialist, detention centers in russia differ little from the country’s prisons. for example, features of a detention center in st. petersburg, include two square meters of space per person, permanent isolation from the outer world, and a 20-minute walk per day. furthermore, there is no formal system to independently review the ministry of internal affairs’ decision to detain people and no particular limits on the length of time an individual can be detained. therefore, if an individual is appealing their denial of asylum, he will continue to be detained during the duration of his appeal.