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Protecting rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls: Council of Europe recommendation adopted
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The Council of Europe has adopted recommendations to protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

The Committee of Ministers, meeting in Turin, has adopted a new recommendation to protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls providing measures to better respond to ...

Last update 6 Jun 2022
IOM staff and local authorities discuss the needs of internally displaced persons in front of a damaged school in Zhytomyr centre.
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International Organization for Migration (IOM): Needs Growing for Over 8 Million Internally Displaced in Ukraine

The official number of people internally displaced by the war in Ukraine has surpassed the 8 million mark, according to the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) latest ...

Last update 31 May 2022
The Council of Europe has adopted recommendation to protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls.
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Council of Europe: the Committee of Ministers has adopted recommendation to protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

The Committee of Ministers, meeting in Turin, has adopted a new recommendation to protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls providing measures to better respond to ...

Last update 31 May 2022
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Reframing Migrants and Refugees’ Integration Policies: A Multi-Level Governance Approach

Cecilia Trastulli holds a master’s degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. This focus article is an excerpt from her master thesis, discussed in ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
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UNESCO: 15 ways to broaden access to higher education for refugees in their host countries.

Globally, 3% of refugees enrol in higher education, according to 2021 estimates. This is just a slim proportion of the 235 million students enrolled worldwide. Refugee students face many obstacles ...

Last update 23 May 2022
Gagik Mkrtchyan in his home in southern Armenia
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Amnesty International: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict caused decades of misery for older people.

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory has caused decades of misery for older people, Amnesty International said in two new reports published ...

Last update 18 May 2022
Ensure equal treatment for Roma fleeing Ukraine
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Ensure equal treatment for Roma fleeing Ukraine

In relation to the International Roma Day (8th of April), many officials point out the situation of the Roma minority in the context of current Russia’s aggression on Ukraine and call for ...

Last update 15 Apr 2022
Refugees and migrants crossing Macedonia.
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Galilean School of Higher Education - Social Sciences Seminar Series 2022 "Forced Migration, Refugees and Resettlment"

The Galilean School of Higher Education organizes the first social sciences Seminar Series 2022. The theme of this year is "Forced Migration, Refugees and Resettlement". Program Aula ...

Last update 24 Feb 2022
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EU borders: concerns about Fundamental rights

Allegations for the treatment of migrants at EU borders and difficult conditions in detention and reception centres remain a persistent concern, as highlighted in the latest migration bulletin from ...

Last update 13 Oct 2021
Amnesty International Report 2020/21
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Amnesty International Report 2020/21

Amnesty International published the Report for the year 2020/21, which documents the human rights situation in 149 countries in 2020 and provides global and regional analysis. It presents ...

Last update 10 Sep 2021
World Humanitarian Day
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Memorial Ceremony at OHCHR in remembrance of those killed in the service of human rights

The high commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, made a statement on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day on August 19, recalling all the people who worked for the United Nations and ...

Last update 1 Sep 2021
Human rights approach needed for internally displaced people’s housing, land and property
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United Nations: Human rights approach needed for internally displaced people’s housing, land and property

The Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Cecilia Jimenez-Damary presented a report to the Human Rights Council, stating that an approach which engages ...

Last update 15 Jul 2021
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EU Agency for Fundamental Rights and Council of Europe: Strengthening human rights protection at borders

A new joint EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and Council of Europe note was released recently. The note focuses on effective remedies for human rights violations at the European borders. It ...

Last update 15 Jul 2021
Social inclusion and volunteering
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Integrating Volunteering or Volunteering for Integration? How Volunteerism Can Help the Social Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees in Europe

Arina Tikhomirova holds a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance from the University of Padova. This In Focus article is an excerpt from her Master Thesis discussed in ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
29 refugee athletes to send a message of solidarity and hope to the world at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
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29 refugee athletes to send a message of solidarity and hope to the world at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Twenty-nine athletes competing across 12 sports and from 13 host National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will be part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team (EOR)* Tokyo 2020, ...

Last update 22 Jun 2021