FRA publishes paper on alternatives to detention

Date of article: 09/10/2015

Daily News of: 09/10/2015

Country:  EUROPE

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Article language: en

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09/10/2015
In the context of its work in the area of migration, asylum and borders, FRA is today publishing a new paper, Alternatives to detention for asylum seekers and people in return procedures. The paper seeks to provide guidance to policy makers and practitioners on the use of measures for asylum seekers and people in return procedures that do not unnecessarily deprive them of their right to liberty.
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Proper timescales must be followed when deciding homelessness applications, LGO reminds councils

Date of article: 08/10/2015

Daily News of: 08/10/2015

Country:  United Kingdom

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Article language: en

Councils are being reminded to decide homeless applications promptly and effectively by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO), following an investigation about a London council.

It comes after a woman with mental health needs spent more than a year waiting for the London Borough of Hounslow to determine her homelessness status.

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La Defensora del Pueblo asegura que los países que más invierten en educación son los que más prosperan

Date of article: 08/10/2015

Daily News of: 08/10/2015

Country:  Spain

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Article language: es

La Defensora del Pueblo, Soledad Becerril, ha asegurado en la apertura del curso académico 2015-2016 de la emisora cultural canaria Radio ECCA, que “aquellos países que más invierten en educación son los que más prosperan y los que pueden ofrecer mejores condiciones de vida a mayor número de personas”.

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