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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.

Back CPT published reports on Sweden and Kosovo* and response of the Finnish authorities

CPT published reports on Sweden and Kosovo* and response of the Finnish authorities

On 09 September 2021, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), published its report on the January 2021 visit to Sweden. The delegation visited, for the first time, two closed migration detention centres run by the Swedish Migration Agency, in Åstorp and Ljungbyhed. In its recommendations, CPT called on Sweden to refrain from detaining foreign nationals in prisons instead of placing them in centres specifically designed for that purpose.

On 23 September 2021, the CPT published its report on the October 2020 visit to Kosovo* during which it examined the conditions at Vranidoll Detention Centre for Foreigners.

On 27 September 2021, the CPT published the Finnish response to the CPT’s report on the September 2020 visit to Finland during which it examined conditions of detention at Metsälä Detention Unit for Foreign Nationals, Helsinki and Border Guard detention facility at Kuusamo Border Crossing Point.

* All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this report shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

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