The lack of human rights-based migration policies and standards is leading to routine violations of migrants’ rights whether in transit, at international borders or within the territory of the countries they migrate to.

Human rights violations arising in the context of immigration detention, access to nationality procedures and statelessness continue to be in focus of the work of the the European Committee on Legal Co-operation’s work during 2022-2025, in order to provide further legal guidance and support in these areas. They are also among the priority areas of the Council of Europe’s Action Plan on Protecting Vulnerable Persons in the Context of Migration and Asylum in Europe (2021-2025).

In accordance with its terms of reference, the CDCJ established a working group on migration (CDCJ-MIG), with the aim to assist the CDCJ in its mandate related to the elaboration of a a Guide for practitioners on administrative detention of migrants to support the implementation of existing standards in this field. Such work takes into account the work previously carried out by its former subordinate body, the Committee of experts on administrative detention of migrants (CJ-DAM). 

• Terms of Reference of the CDCJ-MIG (2022-2023)
• Members of the CDCJ-MIG 
• CDCJ-MIG Working methods and workplan (2022-2023) 
• Resolution CM/Res(2021)3 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods
• Administrative detention of migrants and asylum seekers – Guide for practitioners