Newsletter - September 2022
Publication of reports on Poland and the Republic of Moldova, and a seminar on vulnerable persons fleeing war in the Slovak Republic
On 27 September 2022, the Special Representative published her fact-finding mission reports on Poland and the Republic of Moldova. Both reports identified areas where the Council of Europe could assist the authorities in dealing with existing challenges in the framework of the Action Plan on...
Judgments on Hungary, UK and Ukraine
On 22 September 2022, the European Court of Human Rights published its judgment in the case H.K. v. Hungary. The case concerned the expulsion of an Iranian asylum-seeker after his irregular entry into Hungary. The applicant had irregularly crossed to Hungary after several attempts and reportedly...
Commissioner reacts to the situation in Latvia, Finland, Hungary and the Netherlands
On 2 September 2022, in a letter addressed to the Dutch Minister for Migration, Commissioner Mijatović expressed her concern about asylum reception conditions in the Netherlands. The Commissioner’s letter follows a further worsening of the situation, especially at the Ter Apel registration...
Committee of Ministers calls on member states to better address human trafficking for labour exploitation
On 27 September 2022, the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopted a Recommendation calling on its 46 member states to better address human trafficking for labour exploitation. As trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation has been on the rise across Europe,...
The Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visited Türkiye
From 20 to 29 September 2022, a delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visited Türkiye. The main objective of the visit was to examine the treatment and conditions of detention of...
Commission against racism published reports on Greece, France, Austria, Belgium, and Switzerland
On 21 September 2022, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published a report on France, calling on the French authorities, among other things, to examine, in co-operation with associations working on the ground, the specific measures to be taken to ensure that the...
PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons met in Athens
On 18-19 August 2022, the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons of the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) met in Athens, Greece, at the invitation of the Hellenic Parliament. Highlights included a keynote speech from Mr Notis Mitarachi, Minister of Migration and Asylum of Greece,...
Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls discussed in Kyiv
On 21 September 2022, in Kiev, Ukraine, the Council of Europe presented the Recommendation on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls to representatives of Ukrainian central government institutions and agencies, the Office of the Government Commissioner on...
Putting children at the centre – synergies between Council of Europe and EU in protecting children’s rights
On 27-29 September 2022, the Council of Europe participated in the 14th European Forum on the Rights of the Child 2022, speaking about synergies between the Council of Europe and the EU in protecting children’s rights. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić,...
North Macedonia: roundtable on access to social and economic rights and integration related services for refugees and stateless persons
On 21 September 2022, in Skopje, North Macedonia, the Council of Europe and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) organised a joint roundtable on access to social and economic rights and integration related services for refugees and stateless persons. Participants discussed measures aimed at...
HELP seminar in Poland for European legal professionals assisting Ukrainian refugees
On 27 September 2022, the Council of Europe, European Union and the UNHCR in cooperation with Warsaw Bar Association organised together a seminar in Warsaw for Ukrainian legal professionals and Asylum/Migration HELP e-Desk national managers on the European legal practices and procedures with a...