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.

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CPT publishes factsheet on immigration detention

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) publishes a factsheet on immigration detention to present its standards based on hundreds of visits to places of immigration detention. In particular, the CPT’s standards concern:

  • Detention as a last resort
  • Safeguards during detention
  • Suitable premises
  • Adequate material conditions for longer stays (over 24 hours)
  • Open regime
  • Qualified staff
  • Procedures for discipline, segregation and means of restraint
  • Effective monitoring and complaints mechanisms
  • Adequate health care
  • Care of vulnerable persons (in particular children)
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