Newsletter September 2023
SRSG on Migration and Refugees visits Bulgaria; publishes report on fact-finding mission to Hungary
From 11 to 15 September, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG), Leyla Kayacik, carried out a fact-finding mission to Bulgaria. It focused on those in vulnerable situations, in particular unaccompanied and separated children, and was aimed at...
PACE Migration Committee warns against increasing instrumentalisation of the theme of migration and asylum in election campaign
The Migration Committee, which met in Reykjavik on 21 September, expressed its concern at the increasing instrumentalisation of the theme of migration and asylum in election campaigns, often reduced to security matters. A partial and biased treatment of this theme legitimises political programmes...
ECRI publishes general recommendation to stop intolerance and discrimination against LGBTI persons, including LGBTI asylum seekers
On 28 September 2023, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its General Policy Recommendation No. 17 on combating intolerance and discrimination against LGBTI persons. The recommendation calls on European policy makers at national, regional and local level, to...
Regional simulation-based training on a victim-centred approach in criminal proceedings in Human Trafficking cases
More than 100 participants from 14 countries from the Mediterranean region and beyond took part in a regional simulation-based training, in Baeza, Spain, from 25 to 29 September 2023. Entitled "Towards a victim-centred approach in criminal proceedings”, the training brought together...
Strengthening reporting sysems on violence against children; Experts discuss implementation of CM recommendation on effective guardianship of unaccompanied and separated migrant children
On 6 September 2023, the Committee of Ministers adopted a new Recommendation to members States on Strengthening reporting systems on violence against children. The recommendation aims to guide member states in developing, strengthening and monitoring effective national systems for professionals...
European Court of Human Rights rules in favour of Ghanian minor migrant
In the case M.A. v. Italy (no. 70583/17), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in favour of the applicant, a Ghanaian national who was born in 1999 and lives in Serramazzoini (Modena, Italy). The case concerned an alleged failure to protect her rights as a minor migrant, arriving...