4.1 exhort the governments of all
member States to reject and prevent any form of pushback policy and
action;
4.2 promote the reconsideration of any bilateral agreements
between member States on controlling borders between neighbouring
countries which jeopardise the human rights of migrants, refugees
and asylum seekers arriving at their borders or trying to arrive
there;
4.3 ensure the swift execution of the relevant judgments of
the European Court of Human Rights, including the implementation
of interim measures;
4.4 promote the work of national and international non-governmental
organisations (NGOs and INGOs) as partners, refraining from action
that undermines their legitimate activities aimed at saving human
lives; refrain from using stigmatising rhetoric against NGOs assisting
migrants; and invite the Council of Europe Conference of INGOs to
work on recommendations in this area for national NGOs;
4.5 consider drafting guidelines for border policing practices
along the lines of the “Intercultural Cities Manual on Intercultural
Community Policing” of the Council of Europe Intercultural Cities
Programme; and examine how this programme could be used as a model;
4.6 consider inviting the relevant Council of Europe committee
to work on guidelines on ensuring access to rights for migrants
arriving at borders or attempting to arrive there, including aspects
such as access to complete and comprehensible information, to translation
and interpretation services, to legal assistance at all stages of
reception and asylum processes, to continued and child- and gender-sensitive medical,
social and psychological services, and to decent accommodation,
prohibiting inhuman and degrading treatment in violation of Council
of Europe and other international conventions.
