New Study Published on Protecting Vulnerable Persons in Migration and Asylum Contexts
Commissioned by the Council of Europe (Division on Migration and Refugees), Prof. Lilian Tsourdi and Dr. Catherine Warin (University of Lille) co-authored a mapping study (Vulnerability of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees: Council of Europe and European Union standards) on identifying and effectively responding to needs linked with vulnerability in the context of asylum and migration. Tsourdi and Warin presented the mapping study and discussed its contents with state representatives on Friday 28 November during the 12th Meeting of the Council of Europe Network of Focal Points on Migration.
The thematic paper offers a concise overview of the main Council of Europe and European Union legal instruments, analyses relevant case law from the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union, related to vulnerability in migration and asylum, and highlights good practice in this field. Its purpose is to assist party states in further aligning their laws and practices with European standards in this area.
Action Plan
Published under the Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Vulnerable Persons in the Context of Migration and Asylum in Europe (2021–2025), the thematic paper builds on the Action Plan’s four main pillars, which aim to ensure that people with specific needs are properly identified and provided with appropriate protection, support, and information. It highlights the responsibility of national authorities to assess individual circumstances and to ensure that migrants and asylum seekers in vulnerable situations receive the assistance and safeguards required under national and international law.
Read the study
The mapping study is freely accessible through the Council of Europe website.
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