Migration

Migration is a fundamental part of human behaviour. Climate change, environmental pollution, natural disasters, violent conflicts, economic insecurity are some of the reasons why people migrate. While inequalities and power structures exacerbate the reasons to leave one’s home, the lines between forced and chosen migration are rarely clear.

Our social democratic vision for the future is a world in which migration is a free choice and mobility is based on the values of human rights and global solidarity. Based on the Global Compacts on Migration and on Refugees, and the Sustainable Development Goals and through close collaboration with the UN Network on Migration, OHCHR, the Treaty Body System, Special Rapporteurs, and civil society we work to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights of all migrants.

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05.02.2026 | 2026, Human Rights and Development, Trade and Development | Media Center

Read our step-by-step guide why and how to do a Human Rights Impact Assessment


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Monday, 09.02.2026 - Thursday, 12.02.2026 - Geneva, Switzerland | 2026, Human Rights and Development | Event
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GenSouth presents an opportunity for active and young professionals from think tanks based in Global South countries to experience and take part in…


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Related Events

Tuesday, 24.06.2025 - Geneva, Switzerland | 2025, Migration, Human Rights and Development | Event

This side-event explored how to bridge global & European efforts to push for more humane, transparent & rights-compliant border management policies.


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Tuesday, 02.07.2024 - Tuesday, 02.07.2024 - Geneva, Switzerland and Online | 2024, Migration, Human Rights and Development | Event

FES Geneva and partners organized a side event at the HRC 56th session on climate change and human mobility.


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Tuesday, 26.03.2024 - 11am BRT, Brasilia / 11am Chile / 3pm CET, Geneva, Switzerland | 2024, Migration | Event

Online Launch: UPR and the role of national and regional civil society coalitions.


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Publications

Sheill, Kate ; Townhead, Laurel

Hacia objetivos más ambiciosos

reflexiones sobre el Primer Foro de Examen de la Migración Internacional

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Sheill, Kate ; Townhead, Laurel

Towards more ambitious goals

reflections on the First International Migration Review Forum

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Bartmann, Yvonne (Hrsg.) ; Lienert, Salome

Reconstruir mejor

un llamamiento a ser valientes

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Bartmann, Yvonne (Hrsg.) ; Lienert, Salome (Hrsg.)

Reconstruire en mieux

un appel au courage

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Salome Lienert

Program Officer
Migration and Human Rights

salome.lienert(at)fes.de