by Petros Heracleous | Sep 3, 2015 | abuse rep, Eu Institutions reports, migration rep, Racism rep, Reports/Surveys/Policies
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...
by Petros Heracleous | Jul 13, 2015 | Eu Institutions reports, migration rep, Racism rep
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...
by Doros Polykarpou | Dec 11, 2014 | abuse rep, detention rep, detention rep, Eu Institutions reports, Reports/Surveys/Policies
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...
by Editor | Apr 7, 2014 | detention rep, detention rep, Eu Institutions reports, Reports/Surveys/Policies
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’...
by Editor | Jun 20, 2013 | Eu Institutions reports, migration rep, National authorities reports, NGOs Reports, Racism rep, Reports/Surveys/Policies
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,...
by Editor | Dec 1, 2011 | detention rep, detention rep, Eu Institutions reports, Reports/Surveys/Policies
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...
