28 March 2014 The first group of Syrian refugees, believed to be some 10 – 20 people, arrived in the UK this week under the government’s Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme. The people are deemed to be most vulnerable and cannot be adequately protected in the region....
28 March 2014 On March 14, the Irish Department of Justice established a humanitarian admission programme to allow people affected by the Syrian conflict to join close relatives who are lawfully residing in Ireland. The Syrian Humanitarian Admission Programme (SHAP)...
21 March 2014 A public seminar organised by ECRE, in collaboration with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and the Maastricht University (UNU/MERIT), examined this week the role of refugee diasporas in development cooperation and their impact both in countries of origin...
21 March 2014 Monitoring places of detention, the annual national report by the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism published last week, raises concerns about the treatment of migrants in the UK during the removal phase, stating that the use of force and restraint is...
21 March 2014 In a position paper on gender-based violence against women and girls who are refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons and others in need of international protection, UNHCR calls on the EU to adopt a broad policy framework for tackling such violence...
