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Books and Reports

- A Compilation of Research and Commentary on the Human Rights of Migrants in Western Europe (December 2000 – April 2002) - Human Rights Watch/

Compendium of the work Human Rights Watch has engaged in during the last two years on the human rights of migrants in Western Europe. The separate reports can be consulted at: http://hrw.org/press/2002/04/migrants0418.htm

- Indivisibility the European Way – A signal to the World? Social Human Rights in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights/ FIAN (Food First Information and Action Network) , December 2001 / publisher: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung

In this publication the political programme proposed by the authors suggests what steps might have to be undertaken to strengthen social human rights on the international plane, based on the European Charter of Fundamental Rights.

- Report International Conference: The Baltic Sea as an Escape Route.(16 -18 November 2001) Can be ordered at baltic.net@frsh.de.

- Le goût amer de nos fruits et légumes (The bitter taste of our fruits and vegetables): A publication on the exploitation of migrants in European agriculture, is for sale for 10 EURO. To order, please contact the Forum Civique Européen at longomai@free.fr . An introduction article entitled ‘Le travail précaire agricole dans quelques pays de l’Europe du Nord’  about the situation in Switzerland, Germany, UK and the Netherlands is available at http://www.december18.net/f-papers.htm  

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The desire to break the silence and to understand better the complex problem of irregular migration in Europe led the Jesuit Refugee Service in 1996 to commission three country studies on the issue. The countries chosen were Germany, the UK, and Spain. These studies resulted in three separate reports: In a Twilight World: Illegal Migartion in the UK; Illegal in Germany, and From a Life project to Civil Death: Irregular Immigrants in Spain. Each of these offers detailed insights into the situation of irregualr migrants in these countries. 'Outside the Protection of the Law' is the synthesis report.   

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The Amsterdam Proposals are published in March 2000 by the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) and the Migration Policy Group (MPG). With these Proposals, the authors intend to assist policy makers in the European Union in formulating legislative proposals. The Proposals reflect the views and concerns of non-governmental organisations, law practitioners and academics active in the field of immigration and asylum.

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The 'Easy Scapegoats Project' was launched by the Freudenberg Stiftung at Weinheim, Germany, jointly with the Fondation Roi Baudoin in Brussels, the Fundació Jaume Bofil in Barcelona and the Fondazione Cariplo per le Iniziative e lo Studio sulla Multietnicitá in Milano, involving 14 researchers and 52 NGOs from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Spain and organised within the DGV programme ‘Preparatory Actions to Combat and Prevent Social Exclusion’ . The project aimed at describing state strategies and intervention strategies for the civil society with regard to sans papiers.

After outlining the issue and the methods of work the final report discusses the fact that states close their borders but do not solve its social consequences. Then the socio-economic situation of undocumented immigrants in the various countries is described as well as the consequences of social exclusion for racism. In a further chapter the possible interventions of civil society (NGOs) in various fields, such as health care, housing, education and lobbying are analysed. The last chapter gives a number of recommendations formulated by the NGOs involved in the project with regard to immigration and integration policies as well as concerning the ways civil society could render support.

This general report is based on four extensive country reports (Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain) which all give a description of the state policies with regard to the undocumented, their socio-economic exclusion and the support rendered by NGOs. Most country reports also present a case of racism against undocumented migrants.

URL: http://www.freudenbergstiftung.de/assets/documents/memo001222.rtf

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This report analyses the response of European governments to the increasing problems of human trafficking and smuggling, and concludes that much of existing policy-making is part of the problem and not the solution. Refugees are now forced to use illegal means if they want to access Europe at all. The direction of current policy risks not so much solving the problem of trafficking but rather ending the right of asylum in Europe, one of the most fundamental of all human rights. Any comprehensive approach that tackles trafficking and smuggling successfully requires legal and safe migration opportunities for all refugees, as well as necessary enforcement measures. Europe is in urgent need for political and moral leadership on this issue and it is hoped that the recommendations contained in the final chapter of this report might stimulate some reflection.

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The international human right to health as one of the economic, social and cultural rights is firmly embedded in existing human rights instruments. There is, however, little understanding of the contents and significance of this specific human right. What exactly are individuals entitled to on the basis of the right to health and what are the resulting obligations on the part of States? To what extent is this right susceptible to judicial review? 

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What can and should be done if a rejectee or an illegal alien claims to suffer from a serious illness which can only be treated in the country where a residence permit has been sought and/or refused? Should health be considered and accepted as a ground for granting an alien access to a specific country and its health services?
A debate concerning these and other health, migration and return issues is much needed as answers to the challenging questions involved should be formulated. Various disciplines should take an active role in the discussion as fences need to be taken down; the legal experts and migration lawyers need to know the medical and societal implications, the ethics involve have to be clarified, the role played by the North-South relationship has to be determined and, finally, medicall staff need to be informed of the human rights issues at stake. 
This Handbook, with contributions from WHO, IOM and academia, contains a wealth of relevant background documents, including an overview of praxis and of Strasbourg case-law. It offers a complete overview of theories from various disciplines. 

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