BackComing together to promote and protect human rights: in a new statement released on the occasion of the General Assembly Meeting of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) on 6 March 2017, ENNHRI (European Network of National Human Rights Institutions) participants called for European solidarity in the field of migration.
In the statement, ENNHRI acknowledges that long term solutions require actions not only from EU states but also from many regions across the globe and concerted efforts by a variety of actors to address the root causes of the mass exodus of individuals from various regions to seek asylum elsewhere.
Moreover, ENNHRI expressed its concern about the increasing violence at the European borders and the increasing numbers of pushbacks of migrants and refugees across those borders and in the Mediterranean. There is an urgent need for solidarity with the countries whose refugee reception and protection mechanisms are suffering tremendous pressure. All actors are called upon to undertake all necessary actions and act in a spirit of responsibility, solidarity and sincere cooperation.
Source: European Network of National Human Rights Institutions
