The growing demand for cheap labor in Portugal has created opportunities for migrant workers. But it has also increased the risks of exploitation and human trafficking. A group of experts has called on Portuguese authorities to do more to tackle the problem.
The dire situation of Ukrainian refugees must not detract attention from all those who risk death to flee their countries, Council of Europe special representative on migration and refugees Leyla Kayacik told ANSA in an interview. "The situation of those fleeing Ukraine is extremely serious, but this should not make us forget all the others who are fleeing their countries and who often die in the process," stressed Kayacik.
The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic, has called on Malta to review its cooperation with Libya, which she said is not a safe place to return migrants to.
The body of a migrant from Bangladesh has been found in Slovenia near the border with Croatia. Police say it is the first such death in this part of the border region.
The Council of Europe has decided to shelve a case against Italy that began in 2016 with a sentence on the arbitrary detention of a group of migrants in 2011. The Council noted that Italy has taken steps to solve violations reported by the European Court of Human Rights.
The Council of Europe (CoE) has called on Croatia to take "strong measures" against the mistreatment and abuse of migrants at the hands of Croatian police officers along the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the EU's Charles Michel discussed new measures against Belarus and other actors involved in the migrant standoff during Michel's visit to Warsaw.
The Council of Europe's representative on migration and refugees, Drahoslav Stefanec, has urged Bosnia to draft and implement a policy capable of structuring and coordinating the country's institutional response to migration flows, after a visit to the country.
The Council of Europe has expressed its wish that Greece investigate further the allegations of pushbacks and ill-treatment of migrants in the Aegean in an open letter. The Greek government in the meantime accuses some NGOs of working with smugglers in the area.
The Council of Europe, Europe’s human rights watchdog, has expressed concern over the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Cyprus. The Mediterranean island has faced a sharp rise in irregular migrant arrivals in recent years.
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has said that the conditions to which detained migrants are subjected on Malta could be considered as "inhuman and degrading treatment."
The Council of Europe (CoE) has published a new report about developments in Europe's response to the migration situation on the continent. The document highlights a series of shortcomings that have marginalized and endangered migrants especially during the COVID crisis.