Migration News Sheet e-newsletter March 2012

Issued on 30/03/2012

Summary

The Migration News Sheet is your reliable source of news, policy and legal updates on migrants and refugees.

Below is a selection of the headlines in the March issue

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Migration Policies

ECHR finds expulsion of Ghanaian convicted of immigration offences does not violate his right to family life – wife and child are Norwegians

Irregular Migration

UN Committee against Torture demands that Madrid investigates death of a Senegalese migrant caused by border guards

Asylum/Refugees

ECHR: Intercepting asylum-seekers at sea to send them back to the country of departure clearly violates the Convention

Racism/Discrimination

New EU Member States protest against xenophobic initiative of Dutch Freedom Party that targets their nationals

Integration/Diversity

Netherlands: State Council expresses opinion against the proposed burqa ban

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