Seminar on human rights dimensions of migration in Europe
Strasbourg, 15/02/11 –
“Protecting the human rights of immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees
while managing migration flows is one of the greatest challenges which
Europe currently faces. A sustainable policy to address these challenges
should entail a more humane approach to the need to protect migrants and
foster integration” said today the Council of Europe Commissioner for
Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, announcing a Seminar on the “Human
rights dimensions of migration in Europe”.
The Seminar is organised in Istanbul on 17-18 February by the
Commissioner and the Turkish Chairmanship of the Council of Europe
Committee of Ministers. The aim is to exchange views on the most
important discrepancies between European migration laws and practices
and human rights standards, as well as on optimal ways to provide
assistance to states in reflecting on and revisiting their migration
policies.
Representatives from Council of Europe member states, migration experts
from intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations and academics
will discuss topics such as the general human rights challenges of
migration in Europe, the protection of unaccompanied migrant children
and measures to combat smuggling. The opening session of the Seminar is
open to the press.
The respect of migrants’ rights and the ways in which states manage
migration flows have been among the main fields of action of the
Commissioner. On the occasion of the Seminar, a page dedicated to this
topic has been launched on the Commissioner’s website. It contains all
the documents published by the Commissioner in relation to the human
rights of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The page is regularly
updated.
Thematic page on human rights of immigrants, refugees and asylum
seekers
Press contact in the Commissioner’s Office:
Stefano Montanari, +33 (0)6 61 14 70 37;
stefano.montanari@coe.int Press contact in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey:
Erkan Oner; tel: +90 312 292 28 20;
eoner@mfa.gov.tr
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