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Inter-institutional meeting underlines importance of National Independent Monitoring Mechanisms under the Pact on Migration and Asylum

On 11 June, FRA, together with the Frontex Fundamental Rights Office (FRO), the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) and the Council of Europe’s Division on Migration and Refugees (DMR), co-organised an inter-institutional meeting to support the operationalisation of national Independent Monitoring Mechanisms (IMMs) under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.

The meeting brought together representatives of IMMs, including National Human Rights Institutions and National Preventive Mechanisms, to take stock of progress in their designation and discuss practical implementation challenges. Exchanges focused on ensuring institutional independence, securing resources, setting up effective investigation processes, and preparing monitoring methodologies, visits and training. Participants shared lessons from initial testing, highlighting the need for clear mandates, specialised expertise and adequate capacity, and discussed the potential creation of a European platform to strengthen cooperation and promote consistent monitoring approaches across Member States.