Digital Storytelling Training for WP7 partners on February 6, 2024
WP7 leaders Susan Rottmann and Maissam Nimer, Ozyegin University organized a Digital Storytelling Training on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 in coordination with Sopia Burton, cofounder of Migration Matters, a partner in the consortium. Each country team conducting research in WP7 will provide audio and visual material that can be turned into 2 short (1-3 minutes) online digital stories about return trajectories. A variety of formats may be possible. Migrants can film themselves speaking directly to the viewer about their perspective, present photos (of people, places, objects)…
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Bridging Gaps: Stakeholder Perspectives on Return Operations in Sweden
In a recent roundtable panel discussion (18 December 2023) led by Professor Rebecca Thorburn Stern (Uppsala University), organized within the framework of Horizon Europe GAPs project, key stakeholders in Sweden's migration landscape shared insights and reflections on return operations in the country. The experts present were Martin Nyman from the Swedish Refugee Law Center, Agneta Carlberger Kundoori from Delmi (The Migration Study Delegation)…
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Enhancing The Understanding Of Returns And Readmission Policies In Turkey: GAPs Project Stakeholder Expert Panel With Legal Experts By SRII
On January 19, 2024, the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul (SRII) organized the first Stakeholder Expert Panel (SEP) of the GAPs: De-centring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond Project in Istanbul with the…
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First Stakeholder Expert Panel meeting in Poland as part of GAPs project, on January 17, 2024
On January 17, 2024, the Center of Migration Research (CMR), University of Warsaw (UW) organized the first hybrid Stakeholder Expert Panel (SEP) meeting within the GAPs project, in Warsaw. The aim of the SEP meeting was to familiarise experts with the project as well as to present the near final version of the country research report on legal and policy infrastructures of returns and readmission in Poland (WP2) and to discuss the results, identified gaps and formulated policy recommendations…
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Insights from the 3rd Informal Cross-Regional Dialogue on the Global Compact for Migration (GCM)
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration (GCM) has been a landmark agreement since its adoption in 2018, bringing nations together to address the complexities of international migration collaboratively. The GCM Champions Initiative, comprising 33 Member States worldwide, is pivotal in promoting effective GCM implementation. The recent 3rd Informal Cross-Regional Dialogue in Accra, Ghana, brought together representatives from Africa, Arab States, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, marking…
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Insights from the National Workshop on Returning Moroccans
This GAPs newsitem aims to present insights from the National Workshop on the reintegration of Moroccans returning home which took place on December 5, 2023 and was attended by GAPs project partner International Migration Association (AMI). This event constituted a significant step towards fostering collaboration and support. Organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as part of the "Protection, Return, and Reintegration for Migrants in North Africa" program, supported by the European Union, the event aimed to address key challenges and to pave the way for…
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Looking for Gaps – Monitoring Return Operations from Poland to Georgia
On January 5, 2024, Tomasz Sieniow, member of GAPs project research team at the Centre of Migration Research (CMR) at University of Warsaw, conducted a monitoring of return operation from Poland to Georgia. The Polish Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guard authorised four NGOs to monitor return operations, namely: the Rule of Law Institute, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Foundation “Ocalenie” and Halina Nieć Legal Aid Centre. The monitoring functions performed by these organisations and the costs incurred by these monitoring institutions are not financed by the…
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An overview of Hammurabi Human Rights Organization's (HHRO) participation in activities related to return migration and returnees
On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the monthly Return Working Group (RWG) meeting was held in the IOM Conference Room in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. This monthly meeting brings together various stakeholders and interested participants involved in return migration, the issues of the returnees and the challenges they face. These meetings are characterized by the presentation of…
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GAPs project coordinator Dr. Zeynep Sahin Mencutek at EC Roundtable Workshop, “Bridging Research and Policy Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe Shaping Migration Policy”
Participation of GAPs project coordinator Dr. Zeynep Sahin Mencutek in EC Roundtable Workshop titled, “Bridging Research and Policy Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe Shaping Migration Policy” on Thursday December 14, 2023.
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