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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 launches human rights training for judges, prosecutors and lawyers in Spain

On 3 May 2017 the European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) and UNHCR launched a course on Asylum and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in an event which took place in Barcelona for judges, prosecutors and lawyers. The event was organised jointly with the Spanish Judiciary School with the objective of facilitating the application of key provisions of the ECHR and other international standards in the field of asylum, particularly related to the prohibition of torture and inhuman treatment, “non-refoulement”, effective remedies and family reunification.

Despite the fact that the ECHR does not provide for a right to asylum, a number of key provisions of the ECHR and the relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Rights provide protection for the rights of asylum seekers. The HELP/UNHCR course aims at facilitating the application of the ECHR by judges, prosecutors and lawyers in Spain, bearing in mind that  Spain is also bound by the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights, which includes the right to asylum. The course also took into consideration the EU dimension, including, when relevant, the EU-Turkey joint statement.

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