Amnesty International Statement for EUROMED Ministerial Conference on Migration
The focus of the EUROMED Ministerial meeting will be on legal migration, migration and development as well as measures to address irregular migration. While the potential positive links between legal migration and development are being stressed, Amnesty International is concerned that disproportionate emphasis is being placed on concluding readmission agreements and improving the efficiency of FRONTEX operations through increased involvement of EUROMED partners.
Amnesty International acknowledges the importance of such themes in the context of the wider migration debate but regrets that respect for human rights principles and standards when dealing with policy challenges in the migration field risk to be marginalised.
Link to the English version statement at the bottom of this page.
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