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The Division on Migration and Refugees (DMR) was created at the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DG1) on 1 February 2025 to follow-up on the action by the former Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees. Its mandate includes suggesting assistance and support to member states, particularly through the Network of Focal Points on Migration, seeking, collecting and analysing information on the human rights situation of migrants and refugees, as well as complementing and co-ordinating activities of other relevant Council of Europe bodies and our action with other international partners, notably the UNHCR, IOM, EU, and its specialised agencies, and other national, regional and international stakeholders, including civil society organisations. The DMR represents the Council of Europe in the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Selection Committee, as well as in the Consultative Forums of Frontex and of EUAA.

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HELP training on asylum and the European Convention on Human Rights delivered in Serbia

The successful implementation of the HELP in the Western Balkans and Turkey project continues. The second HELP/UNCHR course on Asylum and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was completed by a selected group of 25 Serbian participants. The group was composed of representatives of the Commissariat for Refugee and Migration and students from the Belgrade Law Faculty.

The HELP/UNHCR course helps participants expand their knowledge of key ECHR provisions, such as the prohibition of ill-treatment (Article 3), the right to family life (Article 8), the right to an effective remedy (Article 13) – and how this operates in the context of asylum proceedings, the right to liberty and security (Article 5) and the right to freedom of movement (Article 2 of Protocol 4). The course is adapted by a national tutor to the domestic context, taking into account each country’s legislation. The Serbian group were provided with a series of examples from domestic case law and were asked to assess whether these were in line with the standards set by the European Court of Human Rights.

The Law Faculty of Belgrade has decided to integrate the HELP/UNHCR course in its master’s programme as of September 2017.

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