Recent immigrants in the Baltic States
In 2008-2009 the Legal Information Centre for Human Rights has being realising the project “Addressing the problems of ‘new immigrants’ in Estonia and in the Baltic States”. The project is supported by the Network of European Foundations for Innovative Cooperation within the European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM). EPIM is initiated by a group of foundations from different European countries with the aim to strengthen the role played by NGOs active on migration and integration issues in advocating for a European agenda that benefits both migrants and host communities. More information on EPIM can be found at: www.epim.info.
The LICHR project seeks to improve significantly the observation of fundamental rights of recent or new immigrants (including right of non-discrimination) in all three Baltic States and to guarantee their better integration in host societies. LICHR partners in this project are the Centre of Ethnic Studies of the Institute for Social Research (Lithuania) and the association Afrolat (Latvia).
On 8-9 July 2009 the LICHR organised the international conference “Challenge or Resource? Recent Immigrants in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania”. The conference was to convene experts, researches, public officials and representatives of recent immigrant communities from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The participants could discuss recently drafted shadow reports and share data on recent immigrants in all three Baltic States as well as the ways to improve their legal status and their prospects for successful integration. International experts made presentations on the EU integration policies, the issues concerning the situation of non-recent ethnic and national minorities in the Baltics and in the Western countries.
Regional roundtable in Tallinn (7. july 2009)
Project presentation
International conference in Tallinn (8.-9. july 2009)
Programm
Presentations (zip)
Regional roundtable in Riga, Latvia (7. octoober 2009)
Programm
Presentations (zip)
Regional roundtable in Vilnius, Lithuania (29. januar 2010)
Programm
Presentations (zip) - 1 part, 2 part
Shadow report
New immigrants in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Hot-line service
Useful contacts
Integratsiooni ja Migratsiooni Sihtasutus Meie Inimesed
Liimi 1, Tallinn 10621 ESTONIA
Telefon: +372 6599 021
Faks: +372 6599 022
E-post: info@meis.ee
http://www.meis.ee/eng/
http://www.meis.ee/eng/immigrants
Politsei-ja Piirivalveamet
Endla 13
15179 Tallinn
Tel: +372 666 2722
Fax: +372 666 2721
e-mail: ppa@politsei.ee.
http://www.politsei.ee
Illuka Varjupaigataotlejate Vastuvõtukeskus
Jaama küla, Illuka vald, 41010 Ida-Virumaa
Phone: (+372) 335 4414
E-mail: ivv@ivv.ee
http://www.ivv.ee
Tallinna Halduskohus
Pärnu mnt 7, 15082 Tallinn
Phone: (+372) 628 2728
Fax: (+372) 628 2737
E-mail: talhk.info@just.ee
http://www.kohus.ee/3479
ÜRO Inimõiguste ja Pagulaste Ülemkomissar (UNHCR)
Ynglingagatan 14, 6th floor 113 47 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 (0)8 457 4870
Fax: +46 (0)8 457 48 97
E-mail: swest@unhcr.org
www.unhcr.se
Rahvusvaheline Rahvuskultuuride Ühenduste Liit “LÜÜRA”
Kaera 21A Tallinn 10318
E-mail: info@lyra.ee
Tel: + 372 6017832
Fax: + 372 6017832
http://www.lyra.ee
Additional information: Mrs. Julia Kovalenko, e-mail julia@lichr.ee.
