January/December News 2010   

 

bullet Belgium: The Secretary of State for Immigration and Asylum, Melchior Wathelet, decided to temporarily suspend transfers of asylum seekers to Greece. 21/10/10
 
bullet Media Statement: During the JRS Annual General Meeting (AGM) several urgent matters with regard to the treatment of persons in need of protection have been discussed and, as outcomes, a Media Statement has been published. The statement gained some coverage by media in Malta and also by the German Catholic News Agency (KNA) and Radio Vatican. 12/10/10

 

bullet Pre-Forum on Migration, Quito (Ecuador) - In the framework of the IV WORLD SOCIAL FORUM ON MIGRATION (WSFM), works and apostolates of the Society of Jesus on the global level have held a PRE-FORUM ON MIGRATION, from October 4 to 6, in Quito, Ecuador. 12/10/10
More details on the forum are available at the web page: http://www.preforumsj.org/.
Comunicado Preforo Jesuita Migraciones [ESP]

 

bullet IPS News Agency discusses Detention - IPS discusses the vulnerability of  detention 25/06/10

 

bullet Summary Conclusions of the DEVAS Conference - A five page summary of the public conference held on the 8th June 2010. 25/06/10

 

bullet Doers of the Word - At a colloquium entitled “Migration – a challenge for the European Union and for the Christians of Europe”, Stefan Kessler gave a presentation of JRS-Europe’s activities. 01/06/10  

 

bullet Detention Harms All - JRS-Europe unveiled a report yesterday, urging the introduction of safeguards to prevent unnecessary harm. 09/06/10   

 

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