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Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)

Implementing case management based: Alternatives to detention in Europe

Case management is a structured social work approach to migration management centred on individuals’ engagement with migration procedures.

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01 April 2020

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Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)

Non-detention of migrants: some facts and figures

This briefing presents key facts and figures on why under international and European Union law, alternatives to detention should be the norm, rather than the exception.

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01 April 2020

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Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

Towards a Global Compact for Migration: A Development Perspective

A series of issue briefs explores core issues for the Global Compact for Migration, such as legal migration pathways, return migration and reintegration policies, skills partnerships, the impact of development interventions on migration, and international migration governance.

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01 January 2020

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Options Paper 1: Options for governments on care arrangements and alternatives to detention for children and families

Reception and placement options in the immigration context for children and families should be non-custodial and with appropriate case management support.

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31 December 2019

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IOM Quick Guide on Alternatives to Detention (ATD)

The guide explains how IOM understands alternatives to detention, describes the various elements of alternatives to detention used in IOM projects, and, through a flowchart, visually depicts how the various elements of alternatives to detention can be used together to create a coherent and...

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31 December 2019

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IOM Handbook for migrants vulnerable to violence, exploitation and abuse

The Handbook is intended to support case managers, service providers, communities, humanitarian and development actors, States and other actors working to provide protection and assistance to migrants vulnerable to violence, exploitation and abuse.

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31 December 2019

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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Modelo de cuidados alternativos para niñas, niños y adolescentes migrantes, solicitantes de asilo y refugiados en México: guía para su implementación

This document identifies different options for alternative care for unaccompanied migrant, asylum-seeking and refugee children and adolescents in Mexico, with the aim of implementing a model of alternative care for these children and young people in this country. Only available in Spanish.

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31 December 2019

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World Migration Report 2020

The World Migration Report 2020, the tenth in the world migration report series, has been produced to contribute to increased understanding of migration throughout the world.

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29 November 2019

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Children Deprived of Liberty - The United Nations Global Study

This study is the first scientific attempt, on the basis of global data, to comprehend the magnitude of the situation of children deprived of liberty, its possible justifications and root causes, as well as conditions of detention and their harmful impact on the health and development of children.

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11 July 2019

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Analysis

IML Information Note on Access to Justice: A Migrant’s Right

The purpose of this Information Note is to provide a broad overview of the right to access justice and its specific content for migrants, regardless of their legal status, and in light of States’ obligations laid down in international instruments and relevant jurisprudence.

Date of publication:

01 June 2019

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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF Working Paper: Alternatives to Immigration Detention of Children

This working paper sets the context of immigration detention of children, presenting its negative effects and giving recommendations on how to prevent it, affirming that it is possible, only that it requires political will and states to engage actors beyond migration and border control authorities.

Date of publication:

01 February 2019

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Working Paper

Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)

The global compact for migration is the first, intergovernmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, to cover all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner.

Date of publication:

19 December 2018

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UN General Assembly

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Other

Access to Justice for Migrant Persons: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

The report contains a study on effective access to justice for migrants, and analyses the obstacles faced by migrants in their access to justice, stresses the need for the establishment of “firewall” protections to safeguard this right and provides recommendations to States to ensure effective...

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01 September 2018

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Principles and guidelines, supported by practical guidance, on the human rights protection of migrants in vulnerable situations

These Principles and Guidelines provide concrete and operational guidance to assist States to design, implement and monitor migration governance measures that respect and protect the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations.

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01 January 2018

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Joint general comment No. 4 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 23 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on State obligations regarding the human rights of child

The CMW/CRC Joint General Comments provides guidance on the human rights of migrant children at all stages of migration. It was adopted at the same time as joint general comment No.

Date of publication:

16 December 2017

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Other

Making Migration Work for All: Report of the Secretary General

The report focuses on making migration work for all, emphasizing its links to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Date of publication:

13 December 2017

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Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)

GFMD Thematic Recollection (2007-2017) for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

At the GCM Stocktaking Meeting in Mexico in December 2017, the Co-Chairs presented the GFMD Thematic Recollection (2007-2017) – the GFMD’s final contribution to the GCM, consolidating 10 years of GFMD discussions and cooperation around migration and development.

Date of publication:

23 November 2017

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International Social Service (ISS)

Children on the move: From protection towards a quality sustainable solution: A practical guide

This guide is based on the long-standing experience of the ISS network in cross-border child protection case management, and aims at contributing to a better implementation of international standards for children on the move worldwide, from initial contact with the child to the search for a...

Date of publication:

01 June 2017

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71/1. New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants

Unanimously adopted by all 193 Member States at the UN General Assembly of 19 September 2016, the Declaration expresses the will to save lives, protect rights and share responsibility on migration and asylum. The Declaration contains several provisions on child migration.

Date of publication:

04 October 2016

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