UPR Info

Take urgent steps to guarantee the right of every child born on German territory to be registered, irrespective of the migration status of their parents

Guarantee birth registration and prenatal care and postnatal care of new born children regardless of their migration status, in particular through the dissemination of information on health services and the improvement of shelters and reception centres for migrants and refugees; in addition, ensure that the irregular migratory status of newborn children is not a barrier to their registration

Establish a specific procedure to determine statelessness that would guarantee the protection of the rights provided in the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Ensure that the rights of persons of African origin and asylum seekers are respected in all spheres

Take all appropriate measures to further protect asylum seekers and migrants from any potential violent attacks

Adopt legislative and administrative measures to avoid the detention of migrants and allow the early identification of migrants in situations of vulnerability, including transsexual persons and victims of torture, with a view to their being considered in the asylum application processes, as well as in the terms of appeal before the expulsion

Guarantee access to free and independent advice to asylum seekers before their hearings, as well as legal assistance after a negative decision is made

Enhance measures to guarantee the investigation into and sanctioning of acts of stigmatization, violence and discrimination committed against migrants, asylum seekers and refugees

Take steps to ensure that incidents of hate crimes or attacks against refugees and asylum-seeking women and girls are promptly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice

Investigate promptly any incidents of hate crimes or attacks against refugees and asylum seekers, particularly women and girls

Ensure that all crimes against migrants and refugees are investigated and the perpetrators are held accountable

Investigate promptly any incidents of hate crimes or attacks against refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls, and ensure that the perpetrators are duly prosecuted

Take all necessary steps to combat all forms of violence against asylum seekers and migrants

Investigate incidents of hate crimes or attacks against refugees and asylum seekers, particularly women and girls, and ensure that perpetrators are held accountable

Prevent threats and violence against migrants and implement the Integration Act of 2016 for their better integration through non-discriminatory measures

Provide the necessary protection to migrants and refugees, prevent political speech that stigmatizes refugees on racial grounds, and work towards integrating them into German society

Effectively combat discrimination against refugees, migrants and ethnic minority in order to ensure their rights

Step up efforts to combat discrimination against refugees

Put an end to the practice of restricting the rights of asylum seekers and to ensure effective investigation of all cases of violence against them

Ensure that all necessary human rights measures have been examined prior to deportation of migrants and failed asylum seekers

Continue to improve the situation of refugees and asylum seekers, in particular women and girls, and eliminate discrimination in the process of social inclusion of this category of persons

Develop relevant legislative and normative measures to help safeguard the human dignity of asylum seekers in reception centres

Improve access to integration services and the job market for persons who enjoy subsidiary protection; facilitate family reunification; strengthen the refugee sponsorship programme; and enhance settlement, integration and inclusion programmes

Review legislation and administrative practices in order to protect the human rights of migrant workers, including migrants in an irregular situation

Continue to support the activities of UNHCR through its voluntary annual contributions

Continue to address further integration of refugees and migrants into society

Extend access to health care for asylum seekers and refugees, in particular with disabilities

Continue efforts to improve access to health care for asylum seekers and refugees with disabilities

Abandon the policy of imposing unilateral coercive measures against other countries, and initiate an immediate lifting of measures such as punitive measures issued by an internal government decision that has exceeded the boarders of Germany and violated the human rights of citizens of other countries