Also in the case of Cyprus there is no cooperation with NGOs, which are not involved in
monitoring missions, and there is no involvement of the national or local press. The same
happens in Slovenia, Slovakia, Denmark, and Spain. In Spain, however, the Defensor del Pueblo
is in constant communication, also informally, with NGOs and human rights defence
organizations that often make useful information available to the Spanish guarantor on
repatriated subjects or subjects to be repatriated who present vulnerability profiles.
In the United Kingdom, there are no specific agreements with NGOs, but the possibility of
sending reports or critical notes regarding returns is absolutely open. One body particularly
involved in reporting is the Independent Monitoring Board, which is directly involved in
monitoring return operations. This body communicates and shares information and critical
issues with the British NPM. The involvement of the press has not been taken into
consideration, but the possibility of requesting authorization from the Home Office for the
participation of journalists in a mission, if this is assessed as necessary or useful, is not
excluded.
There is no involvement of the press in Switzerland, while civil society and non-governmental
organizations are invited to the annual presentation of the report to discuss the critical points
recorded.
Malta reports that control of return operations is
The Italian National Guarantor considers
entrusted exclusively to the Monitoring Board of
the involvement of civil society to be
Detained Persons and therefore sees no room for
important
and
promotes
the
dissemination of its Annual Reports
the involvement of NGOs or the press in the
through its Reports to Parliament, its
missions.
institutional website and public
The only country among the ones that responded
presentations involving also the press.
to the research, in which there is a direct
involvement of NGOs and civil society, is Sweden,
where the Red Cross, Save the Children and other similar organizations have regular access to
the places of detention of migrants.
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