European Bodies Reports
Approaches to the labour market integration of refugees and asylum seekers
Read the Report... Providing swift access to the labour markets of host countries is part of the solution to Europe’s refugee crisis. This report takes forward existing research on the labour market integration of refugees (those with the officially recognised status...
“Setting up a Programme Management Unit to support the implementation of grant schemes for the Turkish Cypriot community – northern part of Cyprus”
Access the full report Within the framework of the EU funded project “Setting up a Programme Management Unit to support the implementation of grant schemes for the Turkish Cypriot community - northern part of Cyprus”, this report aims to summarise salient discussion...
“State of Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Europe – a security imperative for Europe
See the report here The document examines the main democratic challenges undermining security in Europe and public trust in state and European institutions. They include the independence and impartiality of justice, the safety of journalists, freedom of expression and...
Cyprus should enhance refugee protection and alleviate effects of austerity measures on human rights
see the report HERE “Despite some progress made in immigration law and policy, Cyprus’ asylum system still suffers from a number of shortcomings that need to be urgently redressed”, said today Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, while...
A study on smuggling of migrants
Click click here to see the full report In November 2015, the European Commission published a study on smuggling of migrants, carried out by ECRE, in a consortium with Optimity Advisors and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). The study...
Report concerning the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings by Cyprus
Read the report here The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has published today its second evaluation report on Cyprus. The report assesses progress made over the last four years in implementing the Council of...
Cost of exclusion from healthcare – The case of migrants in an irregular situation
The right to health is a basic social right. However, its understanding and application differs across the European Union (EU) Member States, which results in different healthcare services being offered to migrants in an irregular situation. This summary looks into...
Annual report from Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission
With conflicts in the Middle East, acts of Islamist violence and incidents of unprecedented mass arrivals of migrants, the the annual report of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), published today, identifies dramatic increases in...
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) visit to Cyprus
Report on the visit to Cyprus carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 23 September to 1 October 2013 Published December 2014 The report highlights that the CPT’s delegation...
07.04.2014 – Statement by the Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe on the detention and separation of migrant women from their children
Statement by the Commissioner of Human Rights of the Council of Europe I am very concerned at reports showing that Cyprus continues the practice of detaining and separating migrant women from their children. This practice is irreconcilable with Cyprus' legal...
20.06.2013 – PICUM Report – Child poverty and well-being: Spotlight on the situation of migrant children in Cyprus and the EU
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) in partnership with the Commissioner for Children's Rights in Cyprus, the Office of the European Parliament in Cyprus, Eurochild and KISA - Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism...
01.12.2011 – CPT Standards on Detention Facilities
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) was set up under the 1987 Council of Europe Convention of the same name (hereinafter "the Convention"). According to Article 1 of the Convention: "There...
