A step forward towards ending immigration detention in Spain
This blog post was written by Nacho Hernández Moreno, lawyer at the International Affairs Department at Fundación Cepaim, Spain. The world is currently facing one of the most dramatic and fast [...]
Formerly undocumented women address European Parliament to advocate for children’s rights
On the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, five young women, once undocumented, participated in the high-level celebration at the European Parliament on November 20. [...]
Advocates call for more humane, transparent and effective resources for asylum and migration in the Union
Last October, the EU institutions have resumed discussions on the new Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF) proposal, part of the wider negotiations on the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF [...]
Advocates call for access to justice for all victims of trafficking at Council of Europe
On European Anti-trafficking Day, 18 October, we spoke to government representatives to the Council of Europe, about key measures to ensure access to justice for all victims of trafficking, [...]
Amplifying the voices of undocumented people in Europe
This blog post was written by PICUM’s Communications Trainee Bettina Guigui. As a migrant working for a migrants’ rights organisation in Brussels, I am very aware of the need to include the [...]
That time when British and Irish youth rights campaigners met in Dublin
At PICUM, we’re happy to facilitate bilateral exchanges between our members so they can learn from each other’s work to advance the rights of undocumented people locally. In this blog [...]
Building the road to justice and equality for undocumented women
PICUM Advocacy Officer Alyna Smith recently took part in a webinar organised by the Women in Development Europe, WIDE+, to discuss why undocumented women are at risk of violence and what we can [...]
PICUM calls world governments to act on labour rights for undocumented migrants
In 2015, countries across the world jointly adopted 17 goals to advance global sustainable development for everyone by 2030. But without concrete action from governments, undocumented migrants [...]
Statement Civil Society Days Marrakesh: PICUM and its partners highlight realities of undocumented migrants – December 2018
On the eve of the adoption of the Global Compact on Migration, over 80 migrant rights advocate members of the Global Coalition on Migration (GCM) from around the world, including PICUM, are [...]
New discussion brief analyses impact of policies criminalising civil society for providing assistance to refugees and migrants
A new discussion brief, entitled ‘Crackdown on NGOs assisting refugees and other migrants’ published by ReSOMA platform on 28 November sheds light on how EU laws, policies and operational [...]
