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Österreich: Die Aufnahme und Integration von Migranten und der Schutz von Frauenrechten müssen gestärkt werden
Die Menschenrechtskommissarin des Europarats, Dunja Mijatović, veröffentlichte heute den Bericht zu ihrem Besuch in Österreich im Dezember 2021, der Empfehlungen zur Verbesserung der Aufnahme und Integration von Flüchtlingen, Asylsuchenden und Migranten und zur Stärkung der Frauenrechte und...
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Österreich sollte seine Bemühungen zum Schutz der Rechte von Frauen und der Gleichstellung der Geschlechter verstärken und die Aufnahme und Integration von Flüchtlingen, Asylbewerbern und Migranten verbessern
"Österreich hat wichtige Schritte zur Bekämpfung von Gewalt gegen Frauen unternommen, aber wie die hohe Zahl der Femizide und das Auftreten neuer digitaler Dimensionen der Gewalt zeigen, sind verstärkte und besser koordinierte Anstrengungen erforderlich", sagte heute die Menschenrechtskommissarin...
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Risk of human rights violations for asylum seekers returned to Hungary
“Due to sweeping changes introduced in Hungary in asylum law and practice over recent months, asylum seekers returned there run a considerable risk of being subject to human rights violations” said today Commissioner Muižnieks while publishing the written observations he submitted on 17 December...
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Austria should improve the protection of asylum-seekers, women and persons with disabilities
"Despite a well-established human rights system, Austria still needs to bridge some remaining gaps, in particular as concerns the rights of asylum-seekers, women and persons with disabilities" said Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks, publishing a report based on the...
Austria: rights of asylum-seekers, women and persons with disabilities should be strengthened
Strasbourg, 07/06/2012 – "Living conditions of asylum-seekers in Austria are good in general. However, improvements should be considered to ensure that quality legal counseling is available at all stages of the asylum procedure and to broaden asylum seeker's access to work" said Nils Muižnieks,...
Commissioner Hammarberg presents human-rights report on Austria
Strasbourg, 12.12.2007 – The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg today presented his report on the human-rights situation in Austria. Mr Hammarberg underlined the positive steps undertaken by the Austrian authorities to improve the protection and promotion of...
Commissioner concludes official visit to Austria
[29/05/07 11:30] Following an official human rights assessment visit to Austria, Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg told a press conference in Vienna that the Austrian Government would need to improve the treatment of asylum seekers and migrants.
Report on visit to Austria (2007)
Report by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Thomas Hammarberg, on his visit to Austria (21-25 May 2007) CommDH(2007)26 / 12 December 2007 CommDH(2007)26 / 12 December 2007 ( in German)
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