10.6. request information reports from the competent parliamentary committees on the participation of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in local public life;

10.7. take into account, prior to and following the adoption of policy reforms on migration and asylum, the analyses and feedback on good practices from civil society organisations, academics, and official human rights bodies competent at national and European levels.

11. In line with Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16, the Assembly recommends that press groups and media outlets:

11.1. join and support self-regulation bodies, including private media and online media;

11.2. make it easier for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers to express their views in contents relating to them;

11.3. always clearly contextualise commentaries on the theme of migration and asylum and systematically rectify incorrect reporting;

11.4. exercise a “media conscience clause”, declining to relay statements or contents that are anti-democratic or against freedoms.

12. Regarding civil society organisations and associations, the Assembly:

12.1. commends the commitment of the INGO Conference of the Council of Europe to a holistic approach on migration as stated in Recommendation CONF/AG(2023)REC2 “For a Global Approach of the Rights of Refugees and Migrants and the Role of Civil Society”, and encourages the Conference to promote the registration of migrant-led initiatives, including those founded by refugees and asylum seekers, and to facilitate their representation in the Conference;

12.2. recommends that civil society organisations, including those founded by migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, actively communicate with political parties and with the media so as to share views and, where appropriate, recommendations on policies ahead of and during electoral campaigns;

12.3. encourages research institutes to pursue the wide dissemination of their work on migration and asylum and encourages them to engage politicians by inviting them to public debates on the theme of migration and asylum.

13. In light of the various issues raised in this resolution, the Assembly favours the development of a parliamentary co-operation project which will engage national parliaments on the role of political parties as guarantors of democratic security in Europe, in formulating a pluralistic political offer on the theme of migration and asylum in full respect of the norms and values of the Council of Europe.

14. The Assembly calls for reinforced pan-European co-operation against hate speech and discrimination covering inter alia the treatment of migration and asylum during election campaigns. Such co-operation could involve the Organisation’s competent entities and its partners such as the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union (FRA), the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), the European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET) and the OSCE/ODIHR.

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