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Lisbon Forum 2017: managing migration in the face of populism
The North-South Centre's Lisbon Forum 2017 is tackling on 1 and 2 June the challenges to manage migration flows while preventing the growth of anti-immigrant populist movements, promote inclusive societies that respect cultural diversity and reinforce the dialogue between the North and the South....
North-South Prize 2016
Giuseppina Nicolini and Mbarka Brahmi are the two laureates of the XXII North-South Prize of the Council of Europe in recognition of their work towards the promotion of human rights, pluralistic democracy and north-south solidarity. Giuseppina Nicolini will be awarded for her commitment in the...
MONEYVAL: annual report for 2016
MONEYVAL, the Council of Europe’s body in charge of fighting money laundering and financing of terrorism, today made public its annual report for 2016. Continuing mutual evaluations of states in 2016, the ongoing 5th round of evaluations focused on whether states actually and efficiently made use...
Switzerland: Commissioner Muižnieks welcomes progress on asylum, but the most vulnerable need better protection
“I call on the Swiss authorities to stop detaining migrant children arriving at Swiss international airports. Children, with or without their families, do not belong in detention” said today Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, after a three-day visit (22-24 May)...
