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
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 [...]
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 [...]
