6 June 2014 The European Network on Statelessness (ENS), a group of NGOs, academics and experts committed to ending statelessness in Europe, launched a petition on 28 May 2014 calling for the ratification of the UN Statelessness Convention by European leaders. The...
6 June 2014 The UN Committee Against Torture has raised serious concerns regarding the detention of asylum seekers and undocumented migrants in Cyprus. Although according to Cypriot legislation, asylum seekers should only be detained in exceptional circumstances and...
6 June 2014 The updated AIDA Report, compiled by ECRE member organization Forum réfugiés-Cosi, shows that the number of available places in reception centres for asylum seekers in France is largely insufficient. As a consequence, many of these asylum seekers have no...
06 June 2014 An amending law on appeal procedures in asylum cases entered into force in Belgium on 1 June, following a decision of the Constitutional Court of 16 January 2014 that annulled some provisions of the Belgian asylum law contained in the Aliens Act. The new...
06 June 2014 Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe is seeking an Advocacy and Communications Coordinator. The post holder should have sound analytical skills and a creative mindset as well as significant work experience in both advocacy and communications that will...