The European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) of the Council of Europe is about to develop a new course on Refugee and migrant children. The course is created in the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe (2017-2019). The course will consist of the following training modules: rights of refugee and migrant children, child-friendly procedures, access to social services (e.g., health, education, employment), family reunification, age assessment and guardianship, and alternatives to detention. The new training modules will complement the course on Child-friendly justice and children rights. The training tool is built on the existing HELP course on Asylum and the European Convention on Human Rights, developed in cooperation with the UNHCR. The new course will be ready in 2018 and will be launched in several countries. All of the above-mentioned courses will be available for free on the HELP E-learning platform.
Newsletter - October 2017
Mandate
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.
- Prague conference, event on statelessness and cooperation with UN, OSCE/ODHIR
- Human Rights court on deportation, detention and collective expulsions of migrants and refugees
- GRETA published report on Ireland
- CPT published reports on Greece and Slovenia
- Commissioner calls for an inclusive education for all children, and visits Luxembourg and attends Prague conference
- Congress to approve a report on the role of local authorities in protecting refugee children
- Age assessment, guide for parliamentarians and a visit to Hungarian transit zones
- European Qualifications Passport for Refugees project
- A new course on the rights and protection of refugee and migrant children