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Country reports on human rights of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers

Document	Date
Austria
Report by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Thomas Hammarberg, on his visit to Austria CommDH(2012)28 / 11 September 2012 Read the summary of the report in German	4-6 June 2012
Comments by the Austrian Government on the report by Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, following his visit to Austria CommDH-GovRep(2012)2 / 11 September 2012	3 September 2012
Belgium
Report by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, on his visit to Belgium Chapter III - Immigration and asylum CommDH(2009)14 / 17 June 2009	15-19 December 2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Following his visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Chapter II - Human rights of persons displaced by the war, asylum seekers and stateless persons (Press release) CommDH(2011)11 / 29 March 2011	27-30 November 2010
Croatia
Report by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to Croatia Chapter I - Human rights of displaced persons and asylum seekers CommDH(2010)20 / 17 June 2010	6-9 April 2010
Cyprus
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Mr Neoklis Sylikiotis, Minister of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus CommDH(2010)32 / 26 July 2010	29 June 2010
Reply by Mr Neoklis Sylikiofis, Minister of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus, to the letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights CommDH(2010)33 / 26 July 2010	20 July 2010
Report by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to the Republic of Cyprus Chapters II - Asylum seekers and refugees, III - Detention of rejected asylum seekers and migrants awaiting deportation and IV - Trafficking in human beings CommDH(2008)36 / 12 December 2008	7-10 July 2008
France
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Mr Eric Besson, Minister for Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Development Solidarity (French only) CommDH(2010)38 / 21 September 2010	3 August 2010
Reply by Mr Eric Besson, Minister for Immigration, Integration, National Identity and Development Solidarity to the letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (French only) CommDH(2010)39 / 21 September 2010	16 September 2010
Georgia
Report on human rights issues following the August 2008 armed conflict in Georgia, by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Chapters 2.1 - Right to return and 2.2 - Right of displaced persons to care and support CommDH(2010)40 / 07 October 2010 CommDH(2010)40 / 07 October 2010 (in Russian) CommDH(2010)40 / 07 October 2010 (in Georgian)	7 October 2010
Germany
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Dr Thomas De Maizière, German Federal Minister of the Interior CommDH(2010)52 / 09 December 2010	15 November 2010
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Mrs Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, concerning forced returns to Kosovo CommDH(2009)42 / 15 December 2009	25 November 2009
Greece
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Mr Mihalis Chrysochoidis, Minister for Citizen Protection of Greece CommDH(2010)13 / 13 April 2010	8 March 2010
Reply by the Ministry for Citizen Protection of Greece to the letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights CommDH(2010)16 / 13 April 2010	31 March 2010
Report by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to Greece - Issue reviewed: Human rights of asylum seekers CommDH(2009)6 / 04 February 2009	8-10 December 2008
Ireland
Report by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to Ireland. Chapter 6 - Human rights of migrants including asylum-seekers CommDH(2011)27 / 15 September 2011	1-2 June 2011
Italy
Press release by Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to Italy	09 July 2012
Report by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to Italy (Press release) Chapter II - Protection of the human rights of migrants, including asylum seekers CommDH(2011)26 / 7 septembre 2011	26-27 May 2011
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Mr Roberto Maroni, Minister of Interior of Italy CommDH(2010)24 / 06 July 2010	2 July 2010
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Mr Roberto Maroni, Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Italy, concerning migrants' rights CommDH(2009)40 / 10 December 2009	25 August 2009
Report by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to Italy Chapters III - The protection of human rights of immigrants and asylum seekers) and IV - Foreign nationals’ forced returns and compliance with the Rule 39 requests of the European Court of Human Rights CommDH(2009)16 / 16 April 2009	13-15 January 2009
Liechtenstein
Press release by Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, following his visit to Liechtenstein	23-24 February 2012
Malta
Report by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to Malta (Press release) CommDH(2011)17 / 09 June 2011	23-25 March 2011
Press release: European solidarity needs to be matched by strong efforts at national level to protect the human rights of migrants (28.03.2011) on the Commissioner's visit to Malta
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Mr Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici, Minister for Justice and Home Affairs of the Republic of Malta, concerning migrants' rights CommDH(2009)41 / 10 December 2009	26 August 2009
Monaco
Report of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, following his visit to Monaco Chapter III - Rights of nationals and foreigners resident in Monaco CommDH(2009)10 / 11 March 2009	20-21 October 2008
The Netherlands
Report by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, on his visit to the Netherlands Chapters III - Treatment of asylum seekers, IV - Immigration, V - Trafficking in human beings and IX - Integration CommDH(2009)2 / 11 March 2009	21-25 September 2008
Serbia
Report by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to Serbia Chapter I.5 - The protection of the human rights of persons displaced by the wars CommDH(2011)29 / 22 September 2011	12-15 June 2011
Report by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, on his visit to Serbia Chapters XIII - Concerns of Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Asylum Seekers and XV - Trafficking in Human Beings CommDH(2009)8 / 11 March 2009	13-17 October 2008
Switzerland
Press release by Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, following his visit to Switzerland	20-23 February 2012
Turkey
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Ms Nimet Çubukçu, Minister of National Education of the Republic of Turkey (Press release) CommDH(2011)15 / 20 April 2011	21 March 2011
Reply of the Minister of National Education of the Republic of Turkey, Ms Nimet Çubukçu, to the letter of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights CommDH(2011)16 / 20 April 2011	15 April 2011
Letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights to Mr Beşir Atalay, Minister of Interior of the Republic of Turkey CommDH(2010)26 / 08 July 2010	8 June 2010
Reply by Mr Beşir Atalay, Minister of Interior of the Republic of Turkey, to the letter from the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights CommDH(2010)31 / 08 July 2010	6 July 2010
Report by Thomas Hammarberg Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, following his visit to Turkey. Issue reviewed: Human rights of asylum seekers and refugees CommDH(2009)31 / 01 October 2009 CommDH(2009)31 / 01 October 2009 (in Turkish)	28 June-3 July 2009
United Kingdom
Memorandum by Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, following his visits to the United Kingdom. Issues reviewed: asylum and immigration CommDH(2008)23 / 18 September 2008	5-8 February and 31 March-2 April 2008
Kosovo * "All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo."
Press release: Commissioner Hammarberg calls for stop of forced returns and immediate evacuation of Roma from lead-contaminated camps	15 February 2010
Report of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights' Special Mission to Kosovo Chapters VII - Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Forced Returns to Kosovo and IX - Trafficking in Human Beings CommDH(2009)23 / 02 July 2009	23-27 March 2009

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