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UNHCR Nansen Award 2007 for JRS worker
The UNHCR Nansen Award 2007 goes to Katrine Camilleri, who is working with JRS in Malta as a lawyer to defend the refugee cause. The award is given to individuals or organizations that have distinguished themselves in work on behalf of refugees. Katrine receives the award for her courage and commitment to the defence of refugee rights. You can read the JRS press release here. You can find more information on the UNHCR website and on the JRS-Europe website. Appeal to release all the families with children locked up in detention centres
On 27 July 2007, JRS-Belgium co-signed this appeal following the detention of Angelica and her mother. The formateur's note
After the federal elections last June, a government formateur was appointed. On 22 July 2007 he finished a draft note, which will be the basis for further negotiations. Chapter 6 of this note is about migrants and asylum seekers. The "Who can stay and who can't?" campaign
On 4 and 5 April, the Asylum and Migration Forum, a forum in which JRS-Belgium participates, held an event promoting the regularisation of unauthorised migrants. Detention centres for foreigners: an urgent debate
This is an opinion article co-signed by JRS-Belgium, which appeared in the newspaper Le Soir on 15 March 2007 Human rights lawyer Alexis Deswaef
In February 2007, The Belgian human rights lawyer, Alexis Deswaef, was awarded first prize in the International Defence Lawyers' Competition of the Caen Memorial for Human Rights, in France. This is his defence speech.
"Refugee Stories"
In November 2006, a press conference was held to present “Refugee Stories”, a project supported by the European Fund for Refugees. JRS-Belgium participated.
Visitors' report
In 2005-2006, JRS-Belgium, in cooperation with other NGOs, and Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen in particular, drew up a report on detention centres for foreigners in Belgium. This report was presented to the press in October 2006. Judgment on the Tabitha Case
In October 2006, The European Court of Human Rights ruled that in 2002 Belgium had treated a Congolese child with inhumanity and disregard.
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