Theme: migrant rights

On the day of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, representatives of the governments of 150 countries gathered at a conference to support the adoption of a new global compact intended to help the world solve one of…

The right to respect for private and family life is one of the most important universally recognized human rights and is protected by Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. This article…

On October 23, 2018 St. Petersburg city court rejected the legal complaint filed by lawyer Olga Tseitlina concerning earlier ruling by the Moscow district court of St. Petersburg on fining and expelling two citizens of Tajikistan, who had been accused…

On September 20, 2018 the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) published a list of questions for the 3rd periodic report of Azerbaijan. Among the questions addressed to Azerbaijan…

Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw, September 18, 2018; 13.15-14.45; Room 2. Participants of the side event ‘CHILDREN IN EURASIA: LOOKING FOR THE REAL ALTERNATIVE TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION’ will discuss the efforts to humanize the system of children’s transit and possible…

Migrant Children in CIS Countries: Lack of Adequate Legal Norms Regulating Cooperation Between the Countries Involved. The new report is dedicated to the situation of children-migrants within CIS countries. In the region, both international agreements and national migration laws mostly…