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On 26 June, the Spanish government sent the Immigration Bill to the Congress of Deputies, in which some improvements were made in relation to the first draft submitted for public scrutiny. For example, the new text includes a new procedure for female victims of gender-based violence through which they may be granted a temporary work permit. However, despite these modest steps forward, Médicos del Mundo (Médecins du Monde Spain) is convinced that the Immigration Bill, approved by the Council of Ministers, in no way improves the protection of human rights.

The HUMA network is publishing a first comparative inventory of the legislations in 10 European countries on access to health care for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers.

The Bundesrat issued the 18th September 2009 the new administrative instructions of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz amended in 2009), which § 87 concerns the obligation to denounce and § 88, the interdiction to denounce the persons without a residence permit to the foreigners office.

The HUMA network is growing ! SIP (Association for legal intervention) from Poland and KISA (Action for Equality, Support, Antiracim) from Cyprus have joined us to advocate for improvement of access to healthcare for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers in their countries and at the european level.

The photo exhibition "Exil, Exit ?" bears witness on the living conditions, health status, access to healthcare facing undocumented migrants in Europe - people among the poorest, most excluded and most discriminated against. This exhibition aims to question the visitors on concepts such as exile, wandering, survival.

Health professionals commit themselves to the respect of their professional ethics. Sign the declaration on the petition website.

Today in Europe, access to health care for all is not respected. This is particularly true for asylum seekers, undocumented migrants and their children. In this context, Médecins du Monde and the European HUMA network[1] is launching the European Declaration for a non discriminatory access to healthcare to mobilise health professionals and health organisations and gather as many signatures as possible.

Médecins du Monde and its partners are happy to invite you to the Public Hearing:

"PREVENTING UNDOCUMENTED PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM ACCESSING HEALTH CARE: FOSTERING HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN EUROPE"