Zakarpattya region and the Charity foundation "Карітас-Caritas» of Mukachevo Greek Catholic Diocese took a large delegation in the framework of the Observatory Mechanism organized by the International Organization for Migration under project the technical cooperation projects and capacity building of governments of Ukraine and Moldova for the implementation of readmission agreements with the European Union (GUMIRA). The delegation included representatives of international organizations (IOM, UNHCR, Red Cross Committee), representatives of diplomatic missions (European Commission, the Embassy of Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden), government representatives of Ukraine (State Committee of Ukraine on Nationalities and Religions, Department of the migration service in the Zakarpattya region, the Security Service, a representative of the Ukrainian Parliament  Commissioner for Human Rights) and others.

 

The OM is a tool for conducting joint assessments of standards compliance and quality control at the MACs and Temporary Holding Facilities (THF) for irregular migrants in Ukraine. Ukraine, as a party to the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture, is obliged to “set up, designate or maintain” detention monitoring mechanisms at the national level. In this respect, the IOM established the OM to facilitate humane migration management and the effective respect for the human rights of migrants in accordance with Ukrainian and international law.

During the visit, was visiting the main places of detention of illegal migrants in the Zakarpattya region: Dromitory for women and children in Mukachevo and THF in Chop border detachment, as well as a briefing on the results of this visit in the Caritas office, where everyone had the opportunity to share impressions of the visit and see the presentation of Caritas to provide legal and social aid to migrants. Bishop of Mukachevo Greek Catholic diocese  Milan Shashik opened this brieng with welcoming words. (Bishop is president of local Caritas also).