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(agency) European Council of Refugees and Exiles
A. Title of agency or organization?
European Council of Refugees and Exiles
B. Home base is located in London, England
C. Date founded?
Founded in 1986
D. Names of key spokespersons/officers
There were too many names due to all the different countries
represented.
E. What/who is key constituency or audience?
refugees of many different ethnicities.
F. What are the agency’s main activities?
. Constant research and reports on the countries where refugees are
from.
G. Mission statement?
| "The European Council
on Refugees & Exiles (ECRE) is a pan-European
network of refugee-assisting non-governmental
organisations. ECRE is concerned with the needs of all
individuals who seek refuge and protection within
Europe." |
H. What are the key im/migration issues of concern to this
agency?
To promote humane treatment and to keep rights intact. Also, this
agency promotes the interaction of other agencies involved with
integrating refugees into society.
I. As best as you can determine, on what
evidence/sources/research/community does this agency base its
informational statements issued, press releases, reports, etc.?
Members research the various countries where refugees come from.
reports can be viewed on the site.
J. Any publications? (what types, sample titles; if online,
give links)
<www.amnesty.org> <http://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htm>
<www.alertnet.org>
K. Give at least one citation about this agency from a
newspaper article (preferably an Arizona newspaper). Use a citation
index to research this e.g., Lexis Nexis, available from the
Migration Course Web Page made by the Fletcher Library:
http://library.west.asu.edu/subjects/SOC/soc331.html Briefly
state what the article is about, and provide a quote from the
article that includes the agency’s name and gives a good idea of
this agency’s perspective on im/migration. I could not find a good
article based on this agency.
L. Any other issues of interest about the agency?
involves many different countries' efforts.
M. Is the agency noticeably pro or con immigration? (You may
need to determine this from “reading around” in its position papers,
press releases, news reports, etc)
Pro immigration, strives for humane treatment and integration of
refugees into safe countries.
N. Web site? Give URL
<www.ecre.org>
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