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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GAPs Stakeholder Expert-Workshop on Legal, Institutional and Policy Framework of Returns and Readmission in Germany hosted by BICC on December 12, 2023.
The GAPs team at BICC organized an interdisciplinary expert workshop to discuss the preliminary findings of the Germany country case study with lawyers, academics, and representatives of the International Migration and Migration Governance Research Center…
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Joint Webinar: Reconsidering EU's partnership and cooperation models on return and readmission
3rd webinar from the webinar series organised jointly by the Horizon Europe projects on irregular migration and returns in Europe. In this webinar, we would like to critically elaborate on various models of return and readmission arrangements. Participants: Zeynep Sahin Mencutek, GAPs Project | Arjen Leerkes, FAIR Project | Olga Jubany, MORE Project | Paul James Cardwell, King’s College London Moderated by: Soner Barthoma, GAPs Project
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Participation of GAPs partner Dr. Rasha Istaiteyeh from The Hashemite University in the International Conference on Social Work and Social Research in Azerbaijan
Dr. Rasha Istaiteyeh participated in the International Conference on Social Work and Social Research, Financial Capability, and Asset Building for All, held on November 24-25…
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Presentation of activities and preliminary results as part of an academic course on international migration by the GAPs project team at the CMR UW
On Friday November 17, 2023, the GAPs project team at the Centre of Migration Research University of Warsaw (CMR UW) presented their activities and preliminary national results to Prof. Lorenzo…
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Stakeholder Expert Panel meeting organized by GAPs UNN team on November 14, 2023
The University of Nigeria team in the GAPs project held a Stakeholder Expert Panel meeting on November 14, 2023 (9am-3pm). This event was attended by government agencies and civil society organizations. More details and excerpts from the meeting can be accessed through the following link to online newspaper article and You Tube links…
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Participation of the Polish team in the "CSOs at the forefront of refugee support - common challenges and solutions" in Warsaw - November 13-14, 2023
The GAPs team from the Centre of Migration Research of the University of Warsaw (CMR UW) participated in the conference entitled "CSOs at the forefront of refugee support - common challenges and solutions" in Warsaw, with several colleagues from Poland and beyond - CSOs, INGOs, IGOs, and academia…
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