CNCDH, Opinion on the situation of the migrants in Calais (Avis de suivi sur la situation des migrants à Calais), 7 July 2016

Country

France

Title

CNCDH, Opinion on the situation of the migrants in Calais (Avis de suivi sur la situation des migrants à Calais), 7 July 2016

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Year

2016

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

Regional

Area/location of interest

FR302 - Pas-de-Calais

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

CNCDH | Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l'Homme

Main Thematic Focus

Discrimination

Target Population

Migrants

Key findings

The CNCDH makes a series of recommendations on the effective respect of fundamental rights of the people present in Calais aiming at measures at the international and national level, including the protection of health and access to care, effective access to the right to apply for asylum, putting an end to the violence committed by the police, guaranteeing access to education for children, guaranteeing the rights of unaccompanied foreign minors, identifying and protecting potential victims of human trafficking.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

Qualitative and Quantitative (face to face interviews)

Sample details and representativeness

The CNCDH carried out 70 interviews with civil society, local and central authorities, including the Ministry of Interior, and visited Calais and in its surrounding areas. Several delegations from the CNCDH also visited reception and orientation centres in Montpellier, Strasbourg and Le Mans.

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