REGINE Regularisations in Europe Final Report - European ...
REGINE Regularisations in Europe Final Report - European ... REGINE Regularisations in Europe Final Report - European ...
Table 6: Current and past activities of NGOs concerning regularisation NGO/Country Main activities in regard to regularisation AT Krankenhaus (Hospital) der Barmherzigen Bürder – AT - Acting as intermediary between undocumented migrants and state authorities - Lobbying - Membership in official commissions - Membership in official commissions adjudicating individual regularizations - Commercial brochures - Providing anonymous, unconditional and free medical assistance - Care for 120,000 persons without insurance per year (6,000 stationary) AT Organisation Diakonie Flüchtlingsdienst (Refugee Service) - AT - Lobbying - Public relations AT Asylkoordination - Campaigning and lobbying BE Centre des Immigrés Namur-Luxembourg ASBL (Antenne de Libramont) - Campaigning and lobbying, - intermediary between irregular migrants and authorities, particularly in regard to access to health care BE Samahan ng mga Manggagawang Pilipino sa - Info dissemination, assisting and advising in the constitution of dossiers of applicants. Belgium - BE CZ Counselling Centre for Citizenship / Civil - Lobbying and Human Rights - CZ CZ Counselling Centre for Refugees / Organization for Aid to Refugees - CZ - Launch of a public debate on regularisation in the Czech context. - Organisation of projects lobbying for regularisation DE Flüchtlingsrat im Kreis Viersen e.V. - GE - Position papers and involvement in discussions NL Stichting LOS(Landelijk Ongedocumenteerden Steunpunt) - NL - Campaigning and lobbying for regularisation NL University Medical Centre St Radboud - NL - Not directly involved in any activities. The centre works together with Pharos / Lampion and their role is important as pressure factor and as knowledge centre PT AMI (International Medical Assistance) - PT - Support of juridical issues when requested PT Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) - PT - Direct involvement as an intermediary between undocumented migrants and state authorities when it comes to regularisation matters. ES ACCEM: Atención y Acogida a Refugiados e Inmigrantes - ES Madrid - Participation in all regularisation processes - Info contact point for TCNs and employers during 2005 regularisation programme - Submission of evaluation reports to the state Administration regarding the last regularisation programme - Membership in Foro para la Integración Social de los Inmigrantes (Forum for the Social Integration of Immigrants) ES Fundación Andalucía ACOGE - ES - Provision of information during regularisation processes (collection of applications) - Advocating for the rights of TCNs - Consulting – contribution at the planning phase of legislation (changes) concerning TCNs ES Asociación Vida y Salud al Inmigrante - Membership in Consejo de Inmigración de España Boliviano (AVISA) – ES Madrid ES Iglesia Evangélica -ES - Mediation in the process of contacting undocumented TCNs - Participation in parliamentary commissions - Support regarding social needs of TCNs 76
NGO/Country Main activities in regard to regularisation ES Interculturalia – ES Madrid - Advocating the rights of undocumented TCNs ES Movimiento por la Paz, el Deasarme y la Libertad en Canarias (MPDLC) - ES - Membership at Foro Canario de la Inmigración – a consultative body at the level of the provincial government on issues concerning immigration - Provision of integral support to immigrants (socio-economic integration) - Consulting of undocumented TCNs during the last process of normalisation ES Asociación Salud y Familia, UGT - ES - Development of programmes focusing on the social integration of immigrants IE Migrant Rights Council of Ireland, Dublin (MRCI) - Support and attendance in relation to health issues - Directly supporting undocumented migrant workers in accessing services; regularisation of status - Lobbying the government for greater protections for undocumented migrant workers - Research on the experience of being undocumented in Ireland FR FR - SNPMPI – LA PASTORALE DES MIGRANTS - Preparing files for asylum cases; - Campaigning as part of a broader network of civil society actors, notably church groups GR ANTIGONE - Campaigning, - Awareness raising - Production of reports concerning the problems and the violations of rights of migrants GR DIAVATIRIO - Provision of information to undocumented TCNs regarding the regularisation process - Exercising pressure for the change of procedures GR HLHR - Elaboration of specific policy and legislative amendments' proposals - Organisation of 3 National Migration Dialogues - Annual and international reports and conferences. GR Greek Migrants Forum - Demonstrations, memos, interviews in the Press, updates for the regularisation programmes - Support of immigrants without proper documentation to organise themselves, to learn the Greek language EU EU EU CH CH Europäische Vereinigung von Juristinnen und Juristen für Demokratie und Menschrechte in der Welt e. V. (EJDM) European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) La Strada International (LSI) – Europe (domicile in NL) FIZ (Fraueninformationszentrum für Frauen aus Afrika, Asien, Lateinamerika und Osteuropa, Fachstelle zu Frauenhandel und FRauenmigration Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund SEK (Nationale Geschäftsstelle der Evangelischen Kirchen der Schweiz Note: not all respondents completed the relevant sections of the questionnaires. - Dialogue and information exchange with other similar organizations, - Participation at statements and position papers, common conference projects - Advocacy and lobbying at EU institutions and Council of Europe regarding asylum seekers and recognised refugees, including the issue of regularisation No special activity has been indicated. - Participation in round-tables regarding regularisation and advocating in favour of the measure - Discussion of regularisation relevant issues in the working groups and commissions on human trafficking - Membership at the Eidgenössichen Kommission für Migrationsfragen and in the platform „für einen runden Tisch zu den Sans-Papiers“ („for a round table on undocumented migrants“). 77
- Page 31 and 32: whether it can be attributed to pul
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- Page 69 and 70: live their lives without fear.” 1
- Page 71 and 72: admission policies. 181 The Danish
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- Page 75 and 76: depend on (unskilled) immigrant lab
- Page 77 and 78: migration”. 209 In the opinion of
- Page 79 and 80: stresses that “economic immigrati
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- Page 109 and 110: 7.2 European Union approaches to il
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- Page 125 and 126: OPTION 6: STRENGTHENING THE PRINCIP
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NGO/Country<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong> activities <strong>in</strong> regard to regularisation<br />
ES Interculturalia – ES Madrid - Advocat<strong>in</strong>g the rights of undocumented TCNs<br />
ES Movimiento por la Paz, el Deasarme y la<br />
Libertad en Canarias (MPDLC) - ES<br />
- Membership at Foro Canario de la Inmigración – a consultative body at the level of the prov<strong>in</strong>cial government on issues<br />
concern<strong>in</strong>g immigration<br />
- Provision of <strong>in</strong>tegral support to immigrants (socio-economic <strong>in</strong>tegration)<br />
- Consult<strong>in</strong>g of undocumented TCNs dur<strong>in</strong>g the last process of normalisation<br />
ES Asociación Salud y Familia, UGT - ES - Development of programmes focus<strong>in</strong>g on the social <strong>in</strong>tegration of immigrants<br />
IE<br />
Migrant Rights Council of Ireland, Dubl<strong>in</strong><br />
(MRCI)<br />
- Support and attendance <strong>in</strong> relation to health issues<br />
- Directly support<strong>in</strong>g undocumented migrant workers <strong>in</strong> access<strong>in</strong>g services; regularisation of status<br />
- Lobby<strong>in</strong>g the government for greater protections for undocumented migrant workers<br />
- Research on the experience of be<strong>in</strong>g undocumented <strong>in</strong> Ireland<br />
FR FR - SNPMPI – LA PASTORALE DES<br />
MIGRANTS<br />
- Prepar<strong>in</strong>g files for asylum cases;<br />
- Campaign<strong>in</strong>g as part of a broader network of civil society actors, notably church groups<br />
GR ANTIGONE - Campaign<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
- Awareness rais<strong>in</strong>g<br />
- Production of reports concern<strong>in</strong>g the problems and the violations of rights of migrants<br />
GR DIAVATIRIO - Provision of <strong>in</strong>formation to undocumented TCNs regard<strong>in</strong>g the regularisation process<br />
- Exercis<strong>in</strong>g pressure for the change of procedures<br />
GR HLHR - Elaboration of specific policy and legislative amendments' proposals<br />
- Organisation of 3 National Migration Dialogues<br />
- Annual and <strong>in</strong>ternational reports and conferences.<br />
GR Greek Migrants Forum - Demonstrations, memos, <strong>in</strong>terviews <strong>in</strong> the Press, updates for the regularisation programmes<br />
- Support of immigrants without proper documentation to organise themselves, to learn the Greek language<br />
EU<br />
EU<br />
EU<br />
CH<br />
CH<br />
Europäische Vere<strong>in</strong>igung von Jurist<strong>in</strong>nen<br />
und Juristen für Demokratie und<br />
Menschrechte <strong>in</strong> der Welt e. V. (EJDM)<br />
<strong>Europe</strong>an Council on Refugees and Exiles<br />
(ECRE)<br />
La Strada International (LSI) – <strong>Europe</strong><br />
(domicile <strong>in</strong> NL)<br />
FIZ (Frauen<strong>in</strong>formationszentrum für Frauen<br />
aus Afrika, Asien, Late<strong>in</strong>amerika und<br />
Osteuropa, Fachstelle zu Frauenhandel und<br />
FRauenmigration<br />
Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund<br />
SEK (Nationale Geschäftsstelle der<br />
Evangelischen Kirchen der Schweiz<br />
Note: not all respondents completed the relevant sections of the questionnaires.<br />
- Dialogue and <strong>in</strong>formation exchange with other similar organizations,<br />
- Participation at statements and position papers, common conference projects<br />
- Advocacy and lobby<strong>in</strong>g at EU <strong>in</strong>stitutions and Council of <strong>Europe</strong> regard<strong>in</strong>g asylum seekers and recognised refugees,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the issue of regularisation<br />
No special activity has been <strong>in</strong>dicated.<br />
- Participation <strong>in</strong> round-tables regard<strong>in</strong>g regularisation and advocat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> favour of the measure<br />
- Discussion of regularisation relevant issues <strong>in</strong> the work<strong>in</strong>g groups and commissions on human traffick<strong>in</strong>g<br />
- Membership at the Eidgenössichen Kommission für Migrationsfragen and <strong>in</strong> the platform „für e<strong>in</strong>en runden Tisch zu den<br />
Sans-Papiers“ („for a round table on undocumented migrants“).<br />
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