Links to other sites:
Council of Europe sites
International
organisations' and national web sites
NGO’s,academic and sites
Council of Europe sites |
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http://www.coe.int/T/F/Droits_de_l%27Homme/Ecri
The Council of Europe today deals with racism -
which extends beyond national borders - by means of a global approach,
covering the range of problems faced by society and, above all, involving
all member States on an equal footing. Since 1993, this has become the
specific mandate of a committee composed of independent members, the
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI). |
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http://www.coe.int/T/E/Human%5FRights/Minorities
Council of Europe action in the field of protection of
minorities and integrating diversity is based on the principle that the
protection of minorities is part of the universal protection of human rights.
Action includes standard setting, intergovernmental co-operation, activities
for the development and consolidation of democratic stability and confidence
building measures in civil society. It extends to many related policy fields
and involves, in addition to the intergovernmental co-operation, the
Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of
Europe as well as specialised bodies.
Action in the field of protection of national minorities and integrating
diversity are a continuously evolving process.
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International
organisations' and national web sites |
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http://www.un.org/esa/population/aboutpop.htm
The Population Division is responsible for providing
the international community with up-to-date and scientifically objective
information on population and development. The Population Division provides
guidance to the United Nations General Assembly, Economic and Social Council
and the Commission on Population and Development on population and
development issues and undertakes regular studies on population levels,
trends, population estimates and projections, population policies and
population and development interrelationships. |
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http://www.unhcr.ch/french/fwelcome.htm
UNHCR, the United Nations refugee organization, is
mandated by the United Nations to lead and coordinate international action
for the world-wide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee
problems.
UNHCR’s primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of
refugees. UNHCR strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to
seek asylum and find safe refuge in another state, and to return home
voluntarily. |
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http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/7/b/mmig.htm
Special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Special rapporteur examines ways and means to
overcome the obstacles existing to the full and effective protection of the
human rights of this vulnerable group, including obstacles and difficulties
for the return of migrants who are non-documented or in an irregular
situation, with the following functions:
(a) To request and receive information from all
relevant sources, including migrants themselves, on violations of the human
rights of migrants and their families;
(b) To formulate appropriate recommendations to prevent and remedy
violations of the human rights of migrants, wherever they may occur;
(c) To promote the effective application of relevant international norms and
standards on the issue;
(d) To recommend actions and measures applicable at the national, regional
and international levels to eliminate violations of the human rights of
migrants;
(e) To take into account a gender perspective when requesting and analysing
information, as well as to give special attention to the occurrence of
multiple discrimination and violence against migrant women.
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http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/migrant
The International Migration Branch (MIGRANT) main
task is to assist countries in policy formulation, and in establishing or
strengthening legislation, administrative measures, structures and practices
for effective management of labour migration. It focus on three component
objectives: protecting the rights of migrant workers and promoting their
integration in countries of destination and countries of origin; forging an
international consensus on how to manage migration; improving the knowledge
base on international migration. |
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http://www.iom.int
International Organization for migration (IOM), is
dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all.
It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane
management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration
issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration
problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need,
including refugees and internally displaced people. |
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http://www.osce.org/odihr
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights is the principal OSCE institution responsible for promoting progress
in the Human Dimension, strengthening democratic structures, and advancing
human rights
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/unit/immigration_en.htm
The policy on asylum, the free movement of persons,
visa policy, rules governing the crossing of the EU's external borders,
immigration policy and the rights of nationals of third countries have
become a full Community responsibility with the entry into force of the
Treaty of Amsterdam on 1 May 1999. |
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http://www.museoemigrante.sm
Republic of San Marino - The Museum of the Emigrant
- Permanent Centre of Studies on Emigration Established in 1997. Its main
priority is the collection, conservation, analysis and divulgation of the
documentary patrimony of the Sammarinese emigration. |
NGO’s, academic and other sites |
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http://www.jur.kun.nl/cmr
Centre for Migration Law - University of Nijmegen (NL) |
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http://www.legislationline.org
Legislationline is a free-of-charge online service
provided by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). |
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http://www.generiques.org/sommaire.html
The Association Génériques was created in 1987 and
is both a research and a cultural body. Its object is to develop
knowledge in the field of migration. |
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http://www.ciemi.org
The CIEMI, the Documentation Center, aims to
sensitize to issues of internal and international migrations, through a
documentation library (50,000 references, 14,000 books and 300 periodicals),
and the publication of news reports (one periodical : Migrations Société)
and books. |
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http://www.mshs.univ-poitiers.fr/migrinter/index.htm
MIGRINTER est une équipe de recherche spécialisée
dans l’étude des migrations internationales et des relations inter-ethniques.
Créée en 1985, l'équipe MIGRINTER, a développé un pôle qui conduit de façon
intégrée des activités de recherche, de formation, de publication et de
documentation sur les migrations internationales et leurs effets dans les
pays de destination comme dans ceux d'origine. |
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http://cec-kek.org/CCMEeng/ccmeindx.htm
Founded in 1964, the Churches' Commission for
Migrants in Europe (CCME) is an organisation of churches and ecumenical
councils. It promotes awareness-raising on issues of racism and xenophobia
within the churches and in society; it conducts studies of the situation of
migrants, refugees and minority ethnic people at local, national and
international levels. |
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http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/migrants
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the
human rights of people around the world. |
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http://www.international.metropolis.net
The International Metropolis Project is an
international forum for research and policy on migration, diversity and
changing cities. It is set of co-ordinated activities carried out by a
membership of research, policy and non-governmental organizations who share
a vision of strengthened migration policy by means of applied academic
research. |
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http://www.migpolgroup.com
The Migration Policy Group (MPG) is an independent
organisation committed to policy development on mobility, migration,
diversity, equality and anti-discrimination by facilitating the exchange
between stakeholders from all sectors of society, with the aim of
contributing to innovative and effective responses to the challenges posed
by migration and diversity. |
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http://www.infomie.net
Ce centre de ressources Internet sur les mineurs isolés
étrangers s’adresse aux professionnels associatifs et institutionnels pour qui
la création d’une communauté de spécialistes issus de différents pays,
apparaît capitale. Le site permettra d’accéder rapidement à des informations
actualisées, de prendre connaissance de formations adaptées et d’échanger sur
les points de vue et les pratiques. Il se propose également de recueillir des
témoignages et expériences de terrain provenant des pays du Sud et de l’Est
qui tentent de développer des alternatives locales pour les jeunes.
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http://www.pmc-europe.info
The Platform
Migrants and European Citizenship (PMC) is an international association born
in December 2003 of a hundred associations from European networks working for
the construction of a European society open to everyone and for the promotion
of a European Citizenship. It has an important role on the development of
associations dealing with immigration issues. The Platform constitutes a
mediator to reduce the information gap between European institutions and civil
society
The objective of
the Platform Migrants and European Citizenship is to broaden the national and
european basis, to link permamently the members associations in order to
improve the relations between.national and european institutions
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