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OSCE parliamentarians gather in Berlin to discuss implementation of international commitments
Publishing date: 6 July 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
BERLIN, 6 July 2017 – Hundreds of parliamentarians from North America, Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa are gathering in Berlin for the 27th Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, taking place 7-11 July...
United States must end practice of separating children from parents, says OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights and humanitarian committee Chair
Publishing date: 19 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights, Migration
COPENHAGEN, 19 June 2018 – Ignacio Sanchez Amor (MP, Spain), Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s human rights committee, today criticized the U.S. government’s violation of human rights and humanitarian standards in its treatment of migrants – and especially migrant children – attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border...
In visit to Serbia, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation welcomes progress in migration management, accommodations for unaccompanied minors
Publishing date: 12 June 2018
BELGRADE, 12 June 2018 – Improvements in the accommodation of migrants and refugees in Serbia have been welcomed by a delegation led by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Nahima Lanjri (MP, Belgium), with parliamentarians noting that other OSCE countries can learn from these positive developments. They pointed out however that Serbia’s capacity needs to be expanded and adapted to fully meet the needs of unaccompanied minors...
OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Migration Chair concerned over U.S. treatment of migrant children
Publishing date: 5 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Human rights, Migration
COPENHAGEN, 5 June 2018 – Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration Nahima Lanjri raised concerns today over reports in the United States that young migrant children are being separated from parents trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as recent news that nearly 1,500 migrant children are unaccounted for in the U.S. due to lax monitoring by the federal government...
OSCE Mission to Skopje supports authorities in developing platform to better handle migration challenges
Publishing date: 13 March 2018
SKOPJE, 13 March 2018 – The development of a platform for direct co-ordination and communication among law enforcement bodies and all engaged government agencies is key to better handling potential migration crisis situations, stated participants of an OSCE Mission to Skopje-supported roundtable discussion held today in Skopje...
ODIHR event in London brings together experts to discuss challenges in countering hate crime against migrants
Publishing date: 28 February 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Migration, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Hate crime against migrants was the focus of an expert roundtable meeting organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 27 and 28 February 2018 in London. Forty-seven participants, 26 women and 21 men, from 14 OSCE participating States included representatives
In Brussels, OSCE parliamentarians discuss Belgium’s migration experience with focus on sustainable solutions for unaccompanied minors
Publishing date: 6 February 2018
BRUSSELS, 6 February 2018 – Senior members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly were in Brussels on 5-6 February to learn more about Belgian migration and asylum policies as well as measures to promote the integration of refugees. The visit was part of a series of activities of the OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Migration which seek to move beyond the assessing of emergency measures in frontline countries to medium- to long-term policies to promote the integration of refugees in destination countries...