Alternatives to the detention of migrants: how we can make it work
A variety of concrete examples and practices of alternatives to the detention of migrants from different corners of Europe were presented to some 200 participants at an International conference on Effective Alternatives to the Detention of Migrants, organised jointly by the Council of Europe, the…
Conference on Effective Alternatives to the Detention of Migrants
The Conference seeks to identify ways to make alternatives to the administrative detention of migrants more effective, ensuring compliance with immigration procedures while upholding human rights. The emphasis is on supporting States in strengthening their capacity to implement alternatives to…
Concrete achievements in 2018 to ensure the protection of refugee and migrant children
The Special Representative is taking stock on concrete results achieved in 2018 in the implementation of the Council of Europe Action Plan on protecting migrant and refugee children in Europe (2017-2019). Today, he publishes a visual presentation of all actions achieved so far in protecting…
Council of Europe Bank loan to Nuremberg for education and refugee integration
The governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) Dr Rolf Wenzel and the Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees, Ambassador Tomáš Boček, are taking part in a signing ceremony in Nuremberg today, between the CEB and the city of Nuremberg, of a…
Special Representative on migration and refugees supports UN Global Compact at conference in Morocco
On 10-11 December 2018, in Marrakech, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG), Ambassador Tomáš Boček, is representing the Council of Europe at the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The…
Council of Europe Development Bank provides financial assistance for refugee healthcare in Ceuta and Melilla
The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG), Ambassador Tomáš Boček, attended the Council of Europe Development bank’s (CEB) signature ceremony of a grant agreement with Instituto Nacional de Gestión Sanitaria (INGESA), in Melilla today. The CEB is…
SRSG on migration and refugees: fact-finding mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia
The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG), Ambassador Tomáš Boček, will be conducting a fact-finding mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia from 26 to 30 November 2018. The Special Representative will visit migrant reception and detention…
Council of Europe launches training for legal professionals on refugee and migrant children in Spain
Some 30 legal professionals are gathered in Barcelona, Spain, to participate in the Council of Europe’s new HELP Course on Refugee and Migrant Children, launched by the Special Representative on migration and refugees (SRSG) and the Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal…
Progress made in actions protecting refugee and migrant children in Europe
Council of Europe is presenting progress in actions taken to ensure the safety and the proper treatment of children entering Europe, according to the report “Refugee and migrant children in Europe” – Progress in implementation of the Action Plan (2017–2019), published today. “I am pleased that…
Despite challenges in managing mixed migration Spain should guarantee effective access to asylum also in Melilla and Ceuta
”Every person arriving in Spain, including those jumping the border fences in Melilla and Ceuta, should be protected against refoulement and collective expulsions with a real possibility to have access to an effective and fair asylum procedure”, says the Secretary General’s Special Representative…
Submit your examples of good practices on family reunification
The Office of the Special Representative on migration and refugees is looking for examples of good or promising practices of family reunification. Selected examples will be published in a handbook on standards and good practices to restore family links and reunify families being prepared under…
Submit your examples of good practices on child-friendly procedures in the migration context
The Office of the Special Representative on migration and refugees is looking for examples of good or promising practices of migration-related procedures that are child-friendly. Selected examples will be published in a compilation of good practices being prepared under the Council of Europe…
SRSG on migration and refugees: visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG), Ambassador Tomáš Boček, will be visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina from 24 to 27 July 2018. He will have meetings with the government officials and representatives of relevant international organisations to discuss…
New web page on implementation of the Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Refugee and Migrant Children in Europe
Reception of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments in Europe today. On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees expresses his views on the biggest challenges faced by refugees. “The biggest challenge is the…
Call for tenders: A handbook on standards and good practices on family reunification
The Council of Europe has launched a restricted consultation procedure for up to five experts to draft a handbook on standards and good practices to restore family links and reunify families. This handbook is being prepared under the Council of Europe Action Plan on protecting refugee and migrant…
Montenegro law on foreigners
A new law on foreigners recently entered into force in Montenegro. The law was introduced to Parliament after being modified in the light of an expert Opinion provided by the Special Representative on migration and refugees, Tomáš Boček, in November 2017. The modified text includes improvements…
Call for tenders: compilation of good practices on migration-related child-friendly procedures
The Council of Europe has launched a restricted consultation procedure for up to four experts to draft a compilation of good practices on migration-related child-friendly procedures. This compilation is being prepared under the Council of Europe Action Plan on protecting refugee and migrant…
Strengthening the system of protection of migrants and refugees in Bulgaria
In a report, published today, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees, Tomáš Boček, recognises the efforts made by Bulgaria to cope with the challenges of a high number of arrivals of migrants and refugees, but highlights concerns about difficulties they face…
SRSG on migration and refugees: fact-finding mission to Spain
The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG), Ambassador Tomáš Boček, will be conducting a fact-finding mission to Spain from 18 to 24 March 2018. The Special Representative will visit migrant temporary stay facilities and centres for children in the…
Special Representative on Migration and Refugees Tomáš Boček publishes first activity report
Migration in Europe: Call for united political will, commitment to Council of Europe standards and durable solutions
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