Newsletter February 2025
CEDH: Audiences de Grande Chambre concernant la Lettonie, la Lituanie et la Pologne
La Cour a tenu trois audiences de Grande Chambre concernant trois États membres : la Lettonie, la Lituanie et la Pologne. L’affaire R.A. et autres c. Pologne concerne un groupe de trente-deux ressortissants afghans qui auraient fui l’Afghanistan après l’arrivée au pouvoir des Talibans. Du 8 août...
Special Envoy of Council of Europe Secretary General on the situation of children of Ukraine appointed
Secretary General Alain Berset has appointed Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjord Gylfadóttir (Iceland) as his Special Envoy on the situation of children of Ukraine. She will raise awareness of the challenges faced by the children of Ukraine and of the Council of Europe’s standards and initiatives to...
Commissioner visited Greece; called for accountability in the wake of the Pylos shipwreck and reports of pushbacks
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, conducted a visit Greece from 3 to 7 February, during which he focused on the protection of human rights in the context of border control operations and on the human rights of Roma. The Commissioner acknowledged the...
Le CDCJ publie une Étude de faisabilité sur un instrument juridique non contraignant concernant l'accès des enfants apatrides à la nationalité
En guise de contribution au Plan d'action du Conseil de l'Europe sur la protection des personnes vulnérables dans le contexte des migrations et de l'asile en Europe (2021-2025) et à la Stratégie du Conseil de l'Europe pour les droits de l'enfant (2022-2027), le Comité européen de coopération...
Le Conseil de l'Europe participe au Forum consultatif FRONTEX sur les droits fondamentaux
La Division des migrations et des réfugiés, représentant le Conseil de l'Europe, a participé à la 36e réunion du Forum consultatif sur les droits fondamentaux de l'Agence européenne de garde-frontières et de garde-côtes (FRONTEX), qui s'est tenue les 18 et 19 février à Varsovie. Le Conseil de...
CDENF focuses on unaccompanined and separated migrant children
The Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF) finalised the implementation review of the Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)11 on effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated children in the context of migration and published the report after presenting it to the Committee of Ministers...
2nd phase of HELP course on refugee and migrant children for Armenian professionals launched
The Council of Europe project “Protecting the Rights of Armenian Children in Post-Conflict Context” continues to provide key capacity-building to equip professionals working for and with refugee and migrant children with the necessary skills to address the complex challenges these children face....
Strengthening the human rights protection of refugees and migrants in the Republic of Moldova: phase II
On 27 February , the Council of Europe project “Strengthening the human rights protection of refugees and migrants in the Republic of Moldova: phase II” organised the first Steering Committee Meeting. The event aimed to present the new phase of the Project as well as to discuss priorities in the...