The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Europe   Spain Spain's salad growers are modern-day slaves, say charities7 February 2011 (The Guardian<)—The exploitation of tens of thousands of migrants used to grow salad vegetables for British supermarkets has been uncovered by a Guardian investigation into the €2bn-a-year (£1.6bn) hothouse industry in southern Spain.Read more< Switzerland Minister to restore confidence in asylum policyBERN, 1 February 2011 (SwissInfo<)—Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga has pledged to boost credibility in the government’s asylum and immigration policy to counter public concern.Read more< Greece Immediate action needed to improve unbearable living conditions in detention facilities in Evros and ensure the physical and mental health of migrantsATHENS, 26 January 2011(MSF<)—“The Greek government should immediately improve living and hygiene conditions in the border police stations and detention centres for migrants and asylum seekers in Evros region,” said the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today. The situation in these facilities has reached emergency levels. Every day men, women, children, pregnant women and unaccompanied minors are experiencing a cruel and inhumane reality that has serious implications for the physical and mental health of the migrants.Read more< Europe Major blow to the Dublin System: Returning asylum seekers to Greece violates the European Convention on Human RightsBRUSSELS, 21 January 2011 (ECRE<)—Today the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that returning asylum seekers to Greece violates the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).Read more< European leaders urged to ratify the Migrant Workers' ConventionBRUSSELS, 16 December 2010 (December 18<)—Yesterday, on the eve of International Migrants Day, a delegation of international, European and Belgian civil society organizations and trade unions delivered a petition to the Belgian EU Presidency urging the EU Member States to ratify the UN Migrant Workers Convention.Read more< Human Rights Day MEPs join NGOs in urging Member States to tackle health inequalities in access to health care for undocumented children and womenBRUSSELS, 9 December 2010—Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from across the political spectrum were recently confronted with evidence of substantial inequalities in access to healthcare across the EU. A Public Hearing held on 8 December in Brussels highlighted how undocumented migrants—especially undocumented pregnant women and children – are threatened by both legislative and practical barriers when trying to access healthcare.Read more<  |
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