EU – Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls
Author: Administrator
Date: June 3, 2021
Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls is a new strategic objective for the Council of Europe’s work to promote gender equality and women’s rights under the Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023
Many migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls have been exposed to various forms of gender-based violence, either in their country of origin, during the journey to Europe, or upon arrival. Due consideration should be given to their needs and circumstances and gender-responsive measures should be adopted to prevent discrimination, violence, harassment, trafficking and other forms of exploitation and abuse – including in times of crisis and natural disasters. In addition, measures need to be taken to ensure that migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women have access to their human and social rights in relation to individual freedom, employment, housing, health, education, social protection and welfare where applicable; and access to information about their rights and the services available. Council of Europe and other international instruments should serve as a blueprint for all efforts and measures undertaken by member States to protect the human rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls.
Standards and other resources of the Council of Europe
Guide on the case-law of the European Convention on Human Rights-Immigration, European Court for Human Rights, 2020
Family reunification for refugee and migrant children – standards and promising practices, Handbook, Special Representative on Migration and Refugees, 2020
Gender-Based asylum claims and non-refoulement: Articles 60 and 61 of the Istanbul Convention, 2019
Factsheet on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls, 2019
Protecting migrant women, refugee women, and women asylum-seekers from gender-balanced violence, 2019
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