Momentum builds towards ending detention of children
By Pablo Gómez-Escolar Arias, PICUM Advocacy Trainee. Pour lire le texte en français: cliquez ici The immigration detention of children is an issue that is increasingly in the public [...]
JOIN AND SHARE: WEBINAR TO DISCUSS ANTI-MIGRANT HATE SPEECH
Forms of hate against migrants as well as their supporters has increasingly manifested itself in segments of society and there is a worrisome trend of growing acceptance. While some PICUM’s [...]
NOT ALL CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL: SOME ARE DETAINED
Pour lire le texte en français: cliquez ici Para leer la versión en español, haga clic aquí BRUSSELS, 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 – Not all children begin the new school year with their classmates and [...]
Recommendations for the EU’s Post-2020 Budget to fight child poverty and social exclusion
The EU Alliance for Investing in Children, of which PICUM is a partner, has published recommendations on how the EU’s post-2020 budget should be used to fight child poverty and social exclusion. [...]
BREXIT: PETITION TO ENSURE STRONGER PROTECTION OF CITIZENS’ RIGHTS
This week, the EU Rights Clinic, the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) and 80 signatories including PICUM members submitted a petition to the European Parliament. The petition calls for [...]
New European Parliament guidelines to prevent that organisations and citizens helping migrants are criminalised
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution to end the criminalization and punishment of organisations and individuals who assist migrants in need. The new guidelines for EU member states to [...]
The United Nations Global Compact on Migration is a Key Opportunity to Recognise Rights of Migrant Domestic and Care Workers
BRUSSELS, 15 JUNE 2018 – Across Europe, many individuals and families rely on support to carry out essential domestic and care work, to look after children, clean or care for an elderly [...]
87 European organisations call on Hungary to withdraw proposed laws targeting groups working with migrants and refugees
04 May 2018 – The new Hungarian parliament which will first assemble on 8 May is set to vote on draconian and regressive legislation which could arbitrarily restrict fundamental rights and [...]
A Worker is A Worker: Leaflet Promoting Trade Union Inclusion of Undocumented Workers Available in 21 Languages
On the occasion of International Workers’ Day, PICUM and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) issue their leaflet supporting trade unions to promote undocumented workers’ rights in [...]
8 Ways to make the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework a vehicle for protection and integration of children in migration
Joint NGO Statement In the beginning of May, the European Commission will publish its Communication for the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The initial plans of the European [...]
New Manual on Regularisations For Children, Young People and Families
PICUM has launched a new manual on regularisations for children, young people and families which has been prepared by – and for – organisations working on advocating for mechanisms to [...]
Defender of Migrant Workers’ Rights to Pay Fine to Natural Fruit in Damages, Thailand Court Rules
Human rights defender Andy Hall has been sentenced by the Prakanong Court in Bangkok, to pay a fine of 10 million baht (€ 260,000) in damages to the American company Natural Fruit Ltd. He also [...]
EURODAC: UN and civil society organisations speak out against coercion to obtain children’s fingerprints and facial images
PICUM along with a number of other civil society organisations and UN agencies, urges the EU to exempt all children, no matter what their age, from all forms of coercion in the EURODAC [...]
“Firewall”: A tool for safeguarding fundamental rights of undocumented migrants
By Camille Van Durme, PICUM Intern. 19 December 2017 In December, several news outlets reported that a pregnant woman who went to the police in the UK to report having been raped was brought to a [...]
EU Migration: Time for an ambitious human rights-based agenda
On 14 and 15 December EU Heads of State are expected to discuss the internal and external dimension of the EU’s migration policy. Instead of proposing policies that represent only the lowest [...]
Immigration Detention and Deportation: Legal Practitioners and Civil Society Jointly Address Strategic Litigation
By Kadri Soova, PICUM Advocacy Officer and Alyna Smith, PICUM Advocacy Officer Over the past years, political pressure to detain and deport more migrants has led to more case law that challenges [...]
UN Committees Reiterate Rights of Undocumented Children
Two UN Committees have issued authoritative guidance on the need for comprehensive and rights-based policies for all children, regardless of their migration or residence status – across [...]
LET’S WORK TO END CHILD IMMIGRATION DETENTION
PICUM and other members of the Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts, UN agencies and bodies, global, European and national organisations, welcome the European Commission’s [...]
New UK Campaign Demands Access to Justice and Services for All Migrant Women
Initiated by the The Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRs), several migrants’ rights and women’s rights organisations in the UK have launched a new campaign to improve access [...]
PICUM Co-organises Stakeholder Meeting on Safeguarding Irregularly Present Migrants from Discrimination
The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) in cooperation with the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe organises a [...]
Sudan Action Group calls on Belgian government to end collaboration with Sudanese authorities
In a press release from 20 September 2017, the Sudan Action Group has called on the Belgian government to provide the appropriate and needed protection for the Sudanese migrants and to step back [...]
Back to School is not for Every Child: Undocumented Children Still Excluded
FRANCAIS, ESPANOL, DEUTSCH, ITALIANO BRUSSELS, 4 SEPTEMBER 2017 – As students begin the new school year across Europe, undocumented migrant children are often still excluded from going to school [...]
ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2017
BUILDING ON COLLECTIVE STRENGTH TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES By Elisabeth Schmidt-Hieber, PICUM Communications Officer. Para leer la versión en español, por favor haga clic AQUI. Pour lire le blog en [...]
Towards a migration policy that works
PICUM together with other organisations has released a statement ahead of the European Council meeting which takes place in Brussels from 22 to 23 June 2017. In the last few years, migration has [...]
Child Rights Organisations Welcome EU Commission’s Policy to Protect Child Migrants and Refugees
Commission must now transform words into action, say organisations The EU Commission’s new policy guidelines, which provide concrete actions to protect all migrant and refugee children in Europe, [...]
New Report: European Cities Fill Health Care Gaps for Migrants
BRUSSELS, 6 April 2017 – Ahead of World Health Day, PICUM highlights in a new report how cities across Europe help provide access to health care for all migrants in their communities who are shut [...]
The Employers Sanctions Directive – a law to address exploitation of undocumented workers?
By Jan Knockaert, Director of OR.C.A. – Organisation for Undocumented Workers and a Board member of PICUM-the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants. Adapted from [...]
Joint Statement – Court Rules in Favour of Undocumented Workers’ Rights – March 2017
The European Court of Human Rights ruled yesterday that Greece failed in its duty to protect migrant workers from labour exploitation, and to properly investigate their abuse and punish those [...]
Will more and longer detention solve the ‘migration crisis’?
By Jerome Phelps, Director of Detention Action. This is a shortened version of the original blog published by University of Oxford, Faculty of Law, Border Criminologies Blog. Earlier this month, [...]
Dealbreaker: EU migration policy causes more harm and chaos one year after EU-Turkey deal
By Michele LeVoy, PICUM Director. This was first published by Open Democracy. As we mark the first anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal, the EU’s migration policies are more contradictory than ever. [...]
#DEALBREAKER: EU Migration Policy More Damaging One Year After EU Turkey Deal
BRUSSELS, 17 March 2017 – The EU-Turkey deal, which was adopted one year ago this week, aims to return all migrants and refugees who crossed the sea to the Greek islands and did not apply for [...]
International Women’s Day: Calling for Action to Ensure the Right of All Women to Safety, Protection and Justice, Irrespective of Migration Status
The European Commission has declared 2017 a year of focused action to combat violence against women and girls. Today, on International Women’s Day, PICUM joins other members of the European [...]
Over 170 Organisations Call on EU Leaders to Manage Migration with Solidarity, Respect for Humanity, Dignity, and Responsibility
A group of more than 170 civil society organisations including PICUM has appealed to EU heads of state and government in a joint letter to adhere to European values and to manage migration [...]
What’s Needed to Stop Abuse of Migrant Workers? New Brochure Explains What Makes a Complaint Mechanism Effective.
BRUSSELS 6 MARCH 2017 – Undocumented workers across Europe can be exploited and abused with impunity. They usually cannot file a complaint without risking arrest or deportation. The [...]
New European Union Returns Policies Put Children at Risk
Joint press release by PICUM, Save the Children, IOM, UNICEF, OHCHR, End Immigration Detention of Children and the International Detention Coalition The European Commission adopted a [...]
New EU Commission Plans on Returns and Detention will Create More Harm and Suffering
90 civil society organisations address EU Commission in joint statement BRUSSELS, 3 March 2017 – Bowing down to political pressure to be “tough” on irregular migration, the European Commission [...]
Libya: Focus on Anti-Smuggling Policies and Cooperation with Libyan Authorities Will Expose People to Ill-Treatment and Arbitrary Detention
Over 70 organisations send letter to EU heads of state and EU policymakers expressing concern about proposed EU cooperation with Libya The decision to transfer the responsibility for managing [...]
European Day for Victims of crime: Do You Believe That All Women Should have Access to Services and Justice if They Have Been the Victim of a Crime?
THEN STEP UP AND SIGN THE PLEDGE BRUSSELS, 22 February 2017 – Violence against women in Europe is a widespread, but under-reported, phenomenon. Two out of three women victimised by physical or [...]
Risks of statelessness for children of undocumented parents in Europe
By Lilana Keith, Advocacy Officer on Children’s Rights and Labour Rights at PICUM. A version of this article was first published in the Institute on Statelessness and [...]
Implementation of the Employers’ Sanctions Directive in Belgium and the Czech Republic
Worker complaints mechanisms are inadequate, inaccessible and ineffective PICUM produced a summary report of findings regarding implementation of the rights provisions in the Employers Sanctions [...]
Mental Health is Everyone’s Concern
Joint statement by 17 European organisations calling for more action on mental health in Europe Brussels, Monday 13 February 2017 – Mental health is everyone’s concern. It is central to all [...]
The Global Coalition on Migration Stands in Solidarity with Refugees, Migrants, Muslims, Families and Communities
This was originally published by the Global Coalition on Migration here in response to current US migration and refugee policy. As a global coalition of migrant and migrant-led, policy, [...]
Hear our Voices’ – Undocumented Children And Young People From Across Europe Share their Stories
Ahead of Universal Children’s Day on 20 November 2016, PICUM launches a collection of testimonies*, which highlights the challenges faced by children and young people considered irregular or [...]
Step Up to Ensure Access to Services For All Survivors of Violence, Without Discrimination
BRUSSELS, 15 December 2016 – Ahead of International Migrants Day, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) and Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) Network join [...]
Toolkit for Campaign Launch
Get involved in a joint PICUM-WAVE initiative to improve access to services for undocumented survivors of violence On the occasion of International Migrants’ Day, the Platform for International [...]
Increased Deportations: Risk of Rights Violations, no Solution to Irregular Migration
The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), today warned that current EU migration policy focusing increasingly on deportations of irregular migrants, threatens [...]
