18/06/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Council of Europe and OSCE member states are being urged to abide by their international obligations towards refugees, and to “lead by example” in displaying greater solidarity towards persons fleeing armed conflicts, violence or persecution. The call was issued by two leading members of the UK...
14/06/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
PACE’s rapporteur on the humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Paul Gavan (Ireland, UEL), today welcomed the news of the release of 15 Armenian captives and the handing over to Azerbaijan of a map showing almost 100,000 landmines in the Agdam region. “It is...
07/06/2021 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“If we really want to integrate the protection of human rights in how we deal with the migration crisis, we need to look at a diversity of measures, a differentiation of data by gender as regards migrants, as well as a differentiation of voices and representation,” said Petra Stienen (Netherlands...
28/05/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“The recent military clashes between the Palestinian authorities in Gaza and the State of Israel have had serious humanitarian consequences for the populations concerned, in particular civilians who perished in Gaza and in Israel”, said Pierre-Alain Fridez (Switzerland, SOC), Chairperson of the...
20/05/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Chair of PACE’s Migration Committee has urged Spain and Morocco to work together to urgently find a solution to the situation in Ceuta, following the arrival of significant numbers of migrants there.Since Monday 18 May 2021, more than 8000 migrants from Morocco, among them 1500 unaccompanied...
18/05/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Paul Gavan (Ireland, UEL) will visit Armenia on behalf of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) from 19 to 22 May 2021, to gather information for his report on "The humanitarian consequences of the conflict between...
18/05/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Ad hoc Sub-Committee of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons visited Greece on 10-12 May 2021 with a fact-finding mission to look into the situation of refugees and migrants after the destruction by fire of the Moria camp. The sub-committee had meetings with the...
21/04/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
At its meeting in hybrid mode, the Migration Committee stressed the importance of protecting human rights for people forced to migrate by climate-change-induced disasters or hardship, with particular attention to vulnerable groups such as “persons living in coastal areas, indigenous people...
12/04/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“I am deeply concerned about the fate of the alleged captives and missing persons from the recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan,” Pierre Alain Fridez (Switzerland, SOC), Chair of the PACE Migration Committee said after an exchange of views on this issue in the Committee. “This is all...
15/03/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Migration Committee today expressed its deep concern about the extremely serious humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants in many countries in North Africa and the Middle East, a transit region towards Europe for these people, many of whom risk their lives on the Mediterranean Sea. In...
15/03/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
A PACE committee has called for the elaboration of a European policy on diasporas, and has suggested the Council of Europe should take the lead in this work. In a resolution and recommendation based on a report by Paulo Pisco (Portugal, SOC), PACE’s Migration Committee spelled out a series of...
21/01/2021 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Migration Committee called on national parliaments to mobilize for the adoption and implementation of the United Nations Global Compacts for Migrants and Refugees by all Council of Europe member states. The Commission is convinced "that by joining forces, parliaments can change the course of...