From 2020 to 2021, the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), the Action Committee (AC) and the International Migrants Bill of Rights (IMBR) Program at Cornell University provided a learning programme for NGO staff working on migration.

As NGO staff are often in front-line of providing services to migrants and advocating for them, it is crucial that they are aware of the international legal framework guaranteeing the rights of all migrants. Such understanding better equips NGO staff to play a broader role within the whole-of-society approach and be able to support both migrants and States of origin, transit and destination to ensure compliance with the international legal framework.

This learning programme was free, online and combined a theoretical approach to the law with concrete examples of interventions by NGOs and discussions of opportunities for more coordinated future advocacy.

For more information, read the concept note or write us at actioncommittee@icmc.net.


Modules and outlines of the programme
1IML: An overview
2IML: The rights of migrants under international and regional law
3Entry, exit and expulsion/deportation
4Supporting migrants in realising their labour rights
5Promoting alternatives to immigration detention
6Migration and the law of the sea
7The rights of children in the context of migration
8Addressing statelessness in the context of international migration
9Addressing human trafficking and smuggling in people from a rights-based approach
10Internal displacement and migration governance
11The Global Compacts and regional initiatives
12Advocacy strategies for promoting migrants’ rights
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