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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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Seminar on CPT standards related to detention conditions for refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers

On 6 to 7 February 2018, in Ankara, Turkey, a seminar was organised in the framework of the Council of Europe Project "Protection of Rights of Refugees and Migrants in Turkey" on CPT Standards related to Detention Conditions for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Removal Centers. The main objective of the seminar was to develop the skills and knowledge of the staff of the Turkish Directorate General for Migration Management (DGMM) carrying out tasks and procedures related to foreigners’ entry into, stay in, exit and removal from Turkey.

Among participants were around 50 experts and lawyers of DGMM, a number of judges and experts from UNHCR. The Seminar gave the participants exposure to the international standards on protection of refugees and migrants with a particular view to child asylum seekers and refugees, as well as the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and its reflections into the Turkish Constitutional Court decisions.

The Seminar was the first activity of the Project funded by Denmark and the Human Rights Trust Fund and implemented by the Council of Europe using the Council of Europe’s Programme on Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP). The seminar also provided the participants with information on the HELP courses, especially on “Asylum and ECHR” and “Combating Trafficking in Human Beings”, and HELP’s methodology. The participants reflected on shared and different experiences in an open and interactive atmosphere. They exchanged personal work experiences, perspectives, success stories as well as challenges they confronted due to having the highest number of refugees in the world.

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