Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Promoting alternatives to the immigration detention of children in Switzerland
- 08/06/2016
- Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
A seminar, in the framework of the Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children, will take place on 16 June in Bern, on “Promoting alternatives to the immigration detention of children in Switzerland”. More
Refugees are at risk in Greece, committee says
- 03/06/2016
- Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Presenting her report, Tineke Strik said that "the EU, supposedly based on solidarity, co-operation and respect for human rights and the rule of law, has failed to provide adequate support to Greece". More
Conditions in new centres for people from Idomeni are not up to standard, says Migration Rapporteur
- 30/05/2016
- Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Tineke Strik, in the context of her report on refugees at risk in Greece, visited the reception centres (Sindos, Oreokastro and Softex) in Thessaloniki to which refugees and migrants have been transferred from Idomeni. More
Protecting migrants from violence
- 22/03/2016
- Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
In the light of the growing number of acts of violence against migrants in Europe, the committee proposed a package of legislative, victim support and preventive measures, on the ground that these groups should receive protection. More
Committee calls for the immediate release of Nadiya Savchenko and people captured during conflict in Ukraine
- 22/03/2016
- Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
The committee adopted a text on the humanitarian concerns as regards the captured people in Ukraine, in which it asked the Russian Federation to release Ms Savchenko and other illegally detained Ukrainian prisoners. More
Call for a stronger European response to the Syrian refugee crisis
- 22/03/2016
- Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Those fleeing conflict in Syria are entitled to international protection which is best provided in countries close to home. These neighbouring countries cannot provide that protection without extensive external support. More
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In the spotlight
As Europe struggles with its migration crisis, it is estimated that more than 40,000 migrant children are detained in Europe every year. In 2015, the Assembly launched a parliamentary campaign - overseen by the Migration Committee - to end this practive, and appointed Doris Fiala (Switzertland, ALDE) as its General Rapporteur. The campaign seeks to raise awareness on the issue and to encourage States to find alternatives to detention that are in the best interests of the children, allowing them to remain with family members or guardians in non-custodial, community-based contexts while there migrations status is resolved.
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Many parliamentarians across Europe have a right to visit detention centres for irregular migrants and asylum seekers as part of their mandate as national parliamentarians. Yet a survey conducted by the Assembly has shown that this right is not always known to parliamentarians or used to its full capacity. The Committee has developed a guide to raise awareness of this right and encourage and assist parliamentarians in carrying out visits to detention centres. More
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The committee shall consider all relevant matters relating to migration, asylum and displacement, in Europe and in other relevant parts of the world, focusing in particular on the persons affected and their rights.
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Sub-committees
The committee currently has three sub-committees:
- Mme Doris FIALA - General Rapporteur on ending immigration detention of children
- Ms Agnieszka NACHILO - Head of the Secretariat
6.151+33/3 88.41.2905 - Ms Penelope DENU - Deputy to the Head of the Secretariat
6.152+33/3 88.41.3215 - Mr Rüdiger DOSSOW - Secretary
6.149+33/3 88.41.2859 - Mme Olga KOSTENKO - Secretary
6.136+33/3 88.41.3473 - Ms Olivera SIMIC ÇAPI - Project manager
6.134+33/3 90 21 5880 - Mme Frédérique MOCHEL - Assistant
6.157+33/3 90.21.5228 - Mr Eoghan KELLY - Assistant
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