15 January 2015 Norway has suspended forced returns to Libya on account of the increased unrest and deteriorating security situation in the country. In addition, where the asylum application of a national or resident of Libya is rejected after final appeal, the...
The Expert Roundtable on EU policies supporting development and lasting solutions for displaced populations, organised jointly by ECRE, UNHCR and the European Commission in Brussels on 13 October 2014, was the final and concluding event to the two year long DOMAID...
9 January 2015 On 31 December 2014, the Italian authorities rescued 736 Syrian refugees, including 60 children, who were travelling on the Moldovan-flagged cargo ship Blue Sky M. The ship had sailed from Turkey and was, according to media reports, abandoned by the...
9 January 2015 In a new ruling on the UK’s Detained Fast Track system, the UK Court of Appeal has found that the Secretary of State’s policy of detaining asylum seekers who are not at risk of absconding whilst their appeals are pending is unlawful. In addition, the...
9 January 2015 Two judgments relating to international protection for ill persons confirm that these cases cannot fall under EU asylum law, but their return can be prevented by the Returns Directive. In the first case, which involves a Mauritian national, M’Bodj, who...
