BRUSSELS, MARCH 14 - After five years in the making and much deliberation, JRS in Europe has released a document containing JRS' common position on detention.

The document, entitled 'Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe', was given the green light last Friday on the final day of the JRS Europe Regional Coordination Meeting in Brussels.  All JRS Europe country directors were in universal accord that the document properly presented JRS Europe's position on administrative detention within a workable framework.

The legal integrity of the document was agreed on by a number of JRS personnel, with the final draft of the document compiled by JRS Europe's Policy and Advocacy Officer, Mr Philip Amaral.

The document firmly establishes JRS' opposition to administrative detention, and the conditions that must be adhered to for people who are already in detention.

To read the full text of 'Administrative Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants in Europe: Common Position of JRS in Europe' (pdf) click here.