Campaign for right of access in detention centers

Migreurop press release

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For transparency in negociations and application of EU readmission agreements.

The returns Directive - outrageous Directive - voted by the European Parliament on 18 June, was adopted on Tuesday 9 December, without discussion, in the «Transport, telecommunications and energy» Council of Ministers of the European Union (EU). Contrary to what has been reported on the matter by the Council, this text affects the right of asylum, it does not respect the rights of people in an irregular situation and it does not offer special provisions for vulnerable people. The (…)

The return directive, so-called outrageous directive, which was adopted by the European Parliament on June 18, 2008, has been submitted for formal adoption to the EU Council of Ministers on December 8.
At a time when thousands of citizens, NGOs, trade-unions, faith-based organisations, have mobilised themselves to ask European decision-makers to reject this directive, which will trivialise and generalise a policy of imprisonment and deportation of migrants within entire Europe, and whereas (…)

Migreurop network, representing 35 organizations throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, would like to share its concerns about some of the amendments proposed on the draft Report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU 2004-2007.