![]() ![]() Serbia, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior on rights of asylum seekers (November 2013).Greece, Minister of Public Order, Minister for Shipping on collective expulsions (December 2013).Denmark, Minister for Immigration, Integration and Housing on detention, family reunification, integration, seizure of assets (January 2016).Belgium, Secretary of State for Migration and Asylum on resuming child detention (December 2016).Slovenia, President of Parliament on amendments Aliens Act, emergency measures preventing asylum applications (January 2017).Italy, Minister of Interior on naval operations in Libyan territorial waters (October 2017).France, President of the National Assembly on asylum proceedings and detention (March 2018). ![]() Letters to national authorities on migration-related issues: ![]() “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (November 2012).Roma migration in Norway (January 2015).Turkey – Bulgaria – Germany – followed by communications work.Thematic Mission on Syrian refugees (December 2013): France (October 2013) - visit to Geispolsheim detention centre.Serbia (November 2013) – followed by letter to Prime Minister.Spain (January 2015) – followed by media work and a 3 rd party intervention before the ECtHR.Hungary (November 2015) – followed by media work and a 3 rd party intervention before the ECtHR.Priorities: addressing “pushbacks” detention and criminalisation of migrants vulnerable groups (children, victims of torture or trafficking, etc.) integrationĬountry visits in which migration was a focus: She draws attention to the fact that one of the most vulnerable groups in Europe today is migrant children, who often are denied basic health care and education, and run the risk of being exploited by traffickers or smugglers. She promotes their right to protection against arbitrary detention, as well as their right not to be sent to countries where they risk ill-treatment and torture. The Commissioner works with and advises member states to improve the protection of human rights of migrants and to ensure that undocumented migrants and their children have the right to basic health care and education. In an attempt to fight abusive asylum requests, states undermine the rights of genuine asylum seekers, who are frequently detained and unable to access fair and efficient asylum procedures. However, irregular migration is not a criminal act and irregular migrants also enjoy certain rights under international law, which need to be respected. Migrants, including asylum seekers, who do manage to enter irregularly Council of Europe member states are often criminalised, locked up in prison-like conditions, and expelled as quickly as possible – even to countries where they risk persecution and torture. States are engaging ever more intensely in extensive border patrols, trying to deter the entry of migrants into their territory. There are alarming trends in the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, as well as of irregular migrants in all parts of Europe. Human rights of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers ![]()
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