News 2007

Back Commissioner meets UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Commissioner Hammarberg with Mr. António Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees[27/06/07 15:00] The Commissioner for Human Rights met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. António Guterres, in Strasbourg, to discuss common issues of concern in Europe. The themes of discussion included rescue at sea and the need for burden-sharing, the increased use of tolerated stay for those seeking asylum, internal displacement in Chechnya and the issue of statelessness.