”REFUGEES HAVE ALSO MOTHERS” – The message of the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights on Mother’s Day

On the occasion of the celebration of Mother’s Day, Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznies, referred to the right of families to live together and to the violation of this right for refugee families who, due to European refugee policies, are forced to live separately.

According to the Commissioner, “we must not forget that there are mothers of refugees who have been forced to live separately from their family members because of the policies applied by most of these European countries.”

Commenting on the policy of European countries, the Commissioner notes that many European countries have made family reunification more difficult by measures aimed at managing migration.

”The restrictions that exist in many European countries on the family reunification of refugees”, concluded Commissioner Muszetz, ”are causing enormous suffering and family tragedies”.

Finally, the Commissioner announced that next month he will publish a series of recommendations to specific European countries in order to adopt a more humane policy with regard to the reunification of refugee families.