New initiative registered: "Article 4: Stop torture and inhuman treatment at Europe’s borders"
On 12 January 2023 the Commission registered a European citizens' initiative entitled "Article 4: Stop torture and inhuman treatment at Europe’s borders".
It calls for for a framework for ensuring compliance with the prohibition of violence and inhuman and degrading treatments enshrined in Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in relation to the Union policies concerning border controls, asylum and immigration.
This is the first initiative registered in 2023. Its organisers have six months now to choose the moment to start the collection of support.