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Portugal - 2012

Are migrants' representatives engaged in any formal consultation with public authorities?

Code:
RED99
Key Area:
Political & Civic Participation
Strand(s):
Equality
16/02/2012 - 02:14
Short Answer

Yes, migrant's representatives are formally engagend in consultation with Portuguese public authorities.
Qualitative Info

Migrants are engaged in consultation with public authorities mainly through the participation developed under the Conselho Consultivo para os Assuntos da Imigração (COCAI) [Consultative Comittee for Immigration Affairs] created in 1998 under the Alto Comissariado para a Imigração e Diálogo Intercultural (ACIDI) [High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue].

The Comissão para a Igualdade e Contra da Discriminação Racial (CICDR) [Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination] also includes two members from immigrant associations.
 


Sources


CICDR, http://www.cicdr.pt, Date of access: 16.02.2012.

COCAI, http://www.acidi.gov.pt/acidi-i-p-/conselho-consultivo-para-os-assuntos-da-imigracao---cocai, Date of access: 16.02.2012.
Groups affected/interested Migrants
Type (R/D) Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Policing - law enforcement, Integration - social cohesion
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