Newsletter - October 2025
Third International Conference on migrant smuggling: no country can face this rapidly evolving global crime alone
The third International Conference on migrant smuggling highlighted the importance of international cooperation and coordination between law enforcement, judicial authorities, and international partners, as well as the need to uphold human-rights standards in all actions to counter migrant...
Foire aux questions : Cour européenne des droits de l’homme et migration
La Division des migrations et des réfugiés du Conseil de l’Europe a publié un document Questions fréquemment posées (FAQ) expliquant comment la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme (CEDH) s’applique aux questions liées à la migration. Selon le document, les requêtes concernant des...
L'APCE publie un guide à l'intention des parlementaires sur la prévention et la gestion des disparitions de personnes migrantes
Chaque année, des milliers de personnes meurent ou disparaissent au cours de leur parcours migratoire. Beaucoup d’autres restent non recensées, en raison du manque de données disponibles. Comment les parlementaires nationaux peuvent-ils et elles contribuer à prévenir et à répondre à cette...
La visite du Commissaire aux droits de l’homme en Allemagne axée sur la migration
Le Commissaire aux droits de l'homme du Conseil de l'Europe, Michael O'Flaherty, s'est rendu en Allemagne du 13 au 17 octobre 2025, où il s'est concentré sur les questions liées à la migration et à l'asile, ainsi que sur la liberté de réunion pacifique et d'expression dans le contexte des...
La Commission européenne inclut la contribution du Conseil de l’Europe dans la future stratégie de gestion de l’asile et de la migration de l’UE
La Commission européenne prépare sa première stratégie quinquennale de gestion de l’asile et de la migration, dont la présentation est prévue d’ici la fin de l’année 2025. Cette stratégie visera à définir une vision globale et prospective de la gestion des migrations au sein de l’Union...
PACE Migration Committee meets in London: elects new rapporteurs and hears pupils with migration background
At its meeting in London on 20 – 21 October 2025, the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected three rapporteurs: Lord Michael German (United Kingdom, ALDE) as General Rapporteur on European migration and asylum...
AI can make migration management more efficient, humane and inclusive, says PACE
According to PACE, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in migration management must balance efficiency gains with protection of human rights “at all stages of the migration journey”. In adopting a resolution based on the report by Petri Honkonen (Finland, ALDE), PACE proposed a set of...
Migration management through Artificial Intelligence: Human Rights implications presented at the Lisbon Forum
The 30th edition of the Lisbon Forum took place on 28–29 October 2025 under the theme: “AI and Global Governance: Rights, Representativity, and Readiness.” Building on the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law — the world’s first...
Round table highlights migration as strategic response to ageing societies
In the lead-up to the implementation of PACE Resolution 2586 (2025) on “Immigration as a Strategic Response to Demographic Ageing”, the Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons held a high-level round table in London on 21 October 2025. The event brought...
Congress initiates dialogue on local solutions to transnational repression against Belarusians in exile
On 29 October, on the sidelines of its 49th session, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities organised the side event “When passports become weapons: Local authorities’ response to transnational repression against Belarusians abroad”. The objective was to initiate a process towards the...
ECRI publishes its latest country reports on Spain, Slovenia, Romania, Montenegro, Ireland and Finland
In October 2025, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published sixth-cycle monitoring reports on six member states. The reports acknowledge progress in several areas in the countries concerned, while also identifying structural gaps and issuing recommendations to...
CPT conducts ad hoc visits to the Netherlands and France
From 6 to 17 October, a CPT delegation conducted an ad hoc visit to the Netherlands to assess the situation in facilities in which foreign nationals are detained under either administrative or penal legislation. To this end, the delegation visited the detention centres in Schiphol and Rotterdam,...
New survey highlights impact of European Qualifications Passport for Refugees
In an era of global displacement, recognising the talents of refugees is both a moral and educational imperative – and one that requires concrete, coordinated action across Europe. The European Qualifications Passport for Refugees (EQPR), developed by the Council of Europe’s Education Department,...
New Council of Europe guide to help national authorities protect migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls
The Council of Europe has published a practical Guide designed to support public authorities in implementing Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)17 on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls. Developed as an awareness-raising and implementation tool, the Guide supports...
Council of Europe field offices and migration-related activities
Chisinau: On 15 October 2025, more than 40 legal and migration professionals, including judges, prosecutors, lawyers and employees of the General Inspectorate for Migration attended the Launch event of the Council of Europe HELP course on “Refugee and Migrant Children”. The course provides an...
Compass training course "For action: Human Rights Passwords"
From 27 to 31 October 2025, the Compass National Training Course on Human Rights Education “For Action: Human Rights Passwords” was held at Stratford Youth Zone in the London Borough of Newham. The course was designed to support the implementation of human rights education (HRE) and education for...