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julio 9ª, 2014 de los medios de comunicación Comentarios desactivados

Indocumentados, Not Illegal: New Campaign Advocates for Correct Terminology

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With the slogan “Words Matter!” the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) which Pro Igual joined recently launched its leaflet on accurate terminology.

The leaflet provides reasons why not to use the term ‘illegal migrant’ and instead the recognized “indocumentados” o “irregular” migrant, as well as providing a lexicon with translations of the latter terms in all EU languages.

Besides being discriminatory and criminalizing, the term “illegal migrant” is also judicially incorrect, as a person cannot be “illegal” since irregular migration is an administrative, rather than a criminal offence.

For more information on PICUM’s work on terminology, click aquí.

junio 26ª, 2014 Uncategorized Comentarios desactivados

Pro Igual Becomes a Member of PICUM

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Pro Igual is pleased to announce that our application to become a member of PICUM was formally approved by the PICUM General Assembly on 21 Junio 2014.

Pro Igual´s initiatives specifically regarding undocumented migrants include: campaign Salvemos a la Hospitalidad! alongside other Spanish NGOs which succeeded in having the draft Penal Code amended so to avoid criminalizing any assistance to undocumented migrants. Also, our ongoing activities include domestic and international advocacy for closure of Centros de Internamiento para Extranjeros (CIEs).

We look forward to fruitful cooperation with all the Platform members and supporters to bring greater visibility to the issues surrounding undocumented migrants in Spain and to ensuring human rights for all persons, regardless of their administrative status.

junio 15ª, 2014 Uncategorized Comentarios desactivados

On Occasion of #15J, Five Myths and Facts of Immigration in Spain

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Spanish NGOs across the country have dedicated June the 15ª to actively campaigning for the closure of Internment Centers for Foreigners (CIEs). CIEs are prisons in all but name for foreigners who find themselves in an irregular administrative situation. Pro Igual has written about CIEs in the past and some of our advocacy activities are also related to human rights violations taking places in CIEs.

CIEs exist against a backdrop of the economic crisis and rise in xenophobia exploited by some political forces to gain votes. But declarations demonizing immigrants are not only harmful for social cohesion, they are also patently untrue. Here are 5 persistent myths v. facts regarding immigration in Spain.

Myth 1: Immigrants are “flooding” Spain.

Fact: For several years now Spain has experienced net out-migration, that is, more people leave than come to Spain. According to the figures of the Spanish Institute for Statistics (INE), not only Spanish citizens leave Spain in droves, but also more foreign (non-EU) nationals leave than come.

Myth 2: Immigrants are responsible for most crime in Spain.

Fact: Neither in terms of economic volume (that is, how much money they got through criminal activity), nor in terms of violence, do foreigners lead. In several major corruption cases uncovered in recent years and involving billions of euros, it was Spanish citizens, often holding public office, who were the perpetrators, not immigrants.

Myth 3: Immigrants burden Spanish social security.

Fact: Budget cuts of recent years have left without access to healthcare tens of thousands of immigrants who lost jobs and access to residence. That is despite the fact that immigrants were contributing to economy and social security while they had jobs. At the same time, troubled companies, primarily banks, received billions of public funding after causing economic damage to the country that affected all the rest. Sheer amounts of subsidies to banks dwarf all the (theoretical) welfare payments to Spaniards and immigrants combined.

Myth 4: Foreigners in CIEs are criminals and subject to deportation.

Fact: Less than a quarter of CIE detainees are charged with any infraction. Well over half are released following identification, after having suffered the trauma of de facto imprisonment and on occasion even abuse. There is no need to maintain these expensive and inhuman institutions to address the issues that present less danger to public than traffic violations.

Myth 5: CIEs are “residential centers” for foreigners.

Fact: CIE inmates are often subjected to human rights violations, prompting a nickname “Spanish guantanamos.” Just recently, la Spanish courts ruled against CIE guards accused of rape, beating and other forms of ill-treatment of inmates. And since inmates cannot leave, or for that matter be visited by family at their leisure, CIEs are effectively prisons. The only difference is: there needs to be a crime and a due process in order to throw a person in jail. To get into CIE, it is sufficient to “look foreign” and not have an ID.

Tan, today, Pro Igual joins with our friends and colleagues from other Spanish NGOs in calling for the immediate and complete closure of CIEs.

junio 14ª, 2014 de los medios de comunicación Comentarios desactivados

La campaña por el cierre de los CIE realizará el 15J un jornada estatal de protesta

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La Campaña Estatal por el Cierre de los Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros (CIE), formada por diversas asociaciones y colectivos, está preparando una jornada de protesta para el próximo 15 de junio en todo el Estado con el fin de denunciar y difundir la existencia de este tipo de instalaciones y allanar el camino hacia su cierre definitivo. Se trata del segundo año consecutivo en el que se celebra la jornada. Leer mas…

junio 8ª, 2014 de los medios de comunicación Comentarios desactivados

For the Second Year Running, NGOs are Mobilizing on #15J for the Closure of #CIEs

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Watch this space for our initiatives!

See the campaign link (information in Spanish) en: http://15jdiacontraloscie.wordpress.com/

diciembre 11ª, 2013 noticias Comentarios desactivados

Decalogue of Principles for Police Training on Combatting Hate Crimes: Victims First!

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Hate crimes against ethnic minorities and undocumented foreigners have been one of the main issues of concern in Spain of the past decade. PRO IGUAL has developed the following set of recommendations to the police on detection and prevention of hate crimes in Spain. It is our hope that these recommendations may also be relevant for other countries facing similar problems as Spain.

1. Set up a hate crimes hotline.

There should be a national FREE hotline for hate crimes victims, similar to the hotline number for victims of gender violence in Spain (016). Alternatively, regional or local hotlines can be considered.

2. Do not ask victims for ID.

Some hate crimes victims are targeted because they are not, or perceived not to be, natives in that country. Some of the victims may be in an irregular administrative situation, punishable by law in Spain. For meaningful protection against hate crimes, it is important that such victims are not penalised even if they do not have appropriate documentation. International best practices of state support for victims of human trafficking may provide inspiration.

3. Have victim info readily available.

Ideally, hate crime victims should be aware of the protection mechanisms even before walking into the police station, via public information campaign. In each police station, there should be a visible poster with steps to take in case of hate-related attack and victim´s rights and/or brochures that victims can take with them.

4. Have a non-uniformed contact point.

The police uniform may have a deterrent effect on the victim. Each police station should have a non-uniformed staff member available to interview the victim and take their testimony, or be ready to have one of the officers to change out of uniform to that end.

5. Speak their language.

Some victims may not be fluent in the language. If there is nobody accompanying the victim or able to translate, it would be desirable to have a list/shared database of interpreters available for this task. If physical presence of the interpreter is impossible, at least telephone translation should be arranged.

6. Cooperate with medics.

Some victims of violent hate crime may not go police but to doctors instead. The local police should establish cooperation with local hospitals and health professionals so that the latter are able to detect hate crimes and are in a position to advise victims about how to report such crimes.

7. Public must know.

It is essential to inform not only victims but also general public, who should be aware about the phenomenon of hate crimes and the methods to report it. General public may be an additional resource for reporting such crimes and assisting the victims. Posters, TV and radio ads, and other publicity material must be developed to appeal to the public.

8. NGOs are partners.

Civil society organisations working in the field of monitoring hate crimes and/or victim assistance are an invaluable resource for the police providing an effective and cost-efficient resource in detecting, prosecuting and preventing hate crimes. Responsible police authorities should make every effort to contact and seek cooperation of such organisations.

9. An ounce of prevention.

Prevention of hate crimes by researching and targeting potential perpetrators can save many human and material resources entailed in subsequent prosecuting of hate crimes, repairing material damages and caring for victims. Some of the police resources currently used for preventing terrorism and/or ordinary crime (and often misused for racial profiling) should be re-directed for detecting and preventing hate crimes, specifically by conducting reconnaissance among known extremist right-wing and other hate groups.

10. Reach out to other hate crime victims.

When all the essential steps are taken to assist the victim of the case in hand, invite them to share support information with others, who may be in a similar distress but afraid to report hate crimes. Similarly to the electronic reporting mechanism for other crimes, the online resource for reporting hate crimes should be established and publicised.

septiembre 24ª, 2013 informes Comentarios desactivados

El tratamiento de las mujeres migrantes en los centros de detención de Español para Extranjeros

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Los siguientes son el resumen y las recomendaciones del informe conjunto de las ONG españolas Pro Igual y Ferrocarril Clandestino sobre la situación de las mujeres inmigrantes en centros de detención de Español para Extranjeros. El informe completo está disponible aquí.

Centros de Internamiento para Extranjeros son prisiones en todo menos en el nombre. Ambas instituciones gubernamentales y la sociedad civil han denunciado las pésimas condiciones y las violaciones de los derechos humanos en el país. Lo importante a destacar es que los detenidos no han cometido ningún delito, sino simplemente una infracción administrativa de no tener los papeles en regla, que presenta menos peligro para el público que el parking incorrectas.

Aunque tanto hombres como mujeres se enfrentan a violaciónes de los derechos humanos, las mujeres detenidas se enfrentan a una serie de problemas específicos. Estos incluyen: el acoso sexual por parte de los guardias; los malos tratos a las mujeres embarazadas y lactantes; separación de las madres de hijos menores de edad; la falta de acceso a atención médica y ginecológica general, y la falta de una nutrición adecuada, incluso para las mujeres embarazadas. Las víctimas de la trata de personas no reciben apoyo alguno, a pesar de que pueden ser elegibles para la residencia por razones humanitarias.

Muchas mujeres migrantes terminan en centros de detención a causa de las redadas policiales en base a la controvertida práctica de perfiles étnicos, condenado por una serie de organismos internacionales de derechos humanos.

Sobre la base de estos hallazgos, nos gustaría recomendar a las autoridades españolas la siguiente:

  • ONG de derechos humanos y los monitores deben ser autorizados a entrar en los centros de detención y presos entrevista privada - esto es a menudo saboteado por los directores de los centros.
  • Todo el personal de los centros de detención deben llevar tarjetas de identificación visibles y enfrentar sanciones por incumplimiento.
  • Todas las denuncias de malos tratos, especialmente el abuso sexual de reclusas, los guardias deben ser investigados y enjuiciados.
  • Todos los reclusos deben tener acceso a un abogado independiente, y la traducción si es necesario.
  • Las autoridades deben declarar una moratoria temporal sobre las expulsiones de las mujeres migrantes, en espera de la revisión de sus casos.
  • Las mujeres detenidas, en particular, deben tener una nutrición adecuada las cuestiones de género y salud.
  • Las mujeres embarazadas y lactantes deben en ningún caso ser detenidos o separados de sus hijos y familias.
  • Víctimas sospechosos de trata de personas deben recibir legal necesaria, asistencia médica y de otro tipo.
  • Las autoridades deben poner fin de manera decisiva práctica de establecer perfiles étnicos por parte de la policía.

julio 31st, 2013 informes Comentarios desactivados

Pro Igual y Ferrocarril Clandestino presentar una comunicación a la Commision de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Mujer

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En el marco de nuestro trabajo sobre los derechos de los (indocumentados) los inmigrantes en España, Pro Igual ha cooperado con el Ferrocarril Clandestino y presentó una comunicación conjunta de la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer en el Violaciónes Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres Migrantes en España: La detención en los CIE.

La Comunicación señala a la atención de ONU Comisión de singularización de las mujeres migrantes a través de perfiles étnicos y el uso desproporcionado de la privación de libertad de las mujeres migrantes de meras infracciones administrativas, tales como no tener papeles en orden. Las mujeres migrantes en los CIE sufren una serie de abusos contra los derechos humanos, que van desde la ausencia de debido proceso o un abogado, a la discriminación y el acoso sexual, a la separación de las familias y los niños pequeños y la falta de atención médica, incluso para las mujeres embarazadas.

Pro Igual y Ferrocarril Clandestino extendió recomendaciones a las autoridades españolas para poner remedio a esta situación.

El texto de la presentación está disponible aquí.

julio 5ª, 2013 informes Comentarios desactivados

El archipiélago de CIE: Investigación sobre los centros italianos de Identificación y Expulsión

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CIE es una realidad vergonzosa en Europa. La ONG italiana Medici per i Diritti Umani (MEDU) recientemente publicó un informe “El archipiélago de CIE: Investigación sobre los centros italianos de Identificación y Expulsión.” El informe MEDU incluye una visión general de la situación de 11 CIE en Italia y un análisis comparativo de los CIE en el resto de Europa. El resumen del informe está disponible aquí.
junio 19ª, 2013 informes Comentarios desactivados

Salvemos la Hospitalidad · Respuesta Parlamentaria

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Respuesta parlamentaria emitida el 18 de junio de 2013 sobre la inclusión de la solidaridad en el Código Penal, dentro del borrador de la reforma de dicho documento que está elaborando el Gobierno.

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CIDDHH Pro Igual es Asociación sin ánimo de lucro registrada en el Ministerio del Interior con el nº 595496.