31 January 2014 ‘The Invisible: Stateless Persons in Poland’, a report published by the Halina Niec Legal Aid Center in December 2013, criticises the approach of Poland to persons who are not recognized as a citizen by any state. Poland is one of four EU countries...
31 January 2014 According to the EU Qualification Directive, subsidiary protection shall be granted to persons who have substantial grounds for believing that, if returned to their country of origin, they will face ‘real risk of suffering serious harm’ by reason of...
31 January 2014 As the Stockholm Programme will be coming to an end in December 2014, the European Council will adopt in June strategic guidelines indicating the way forward in the area of Justice and Home Affairs in the EU. In the context of the debate on the future...
31 January 2014 Earlier this month, the Nigerian President signed a law criminalising gay marriage, homosexual clubs, associations and organisations with penalties of up to 14 years in jail. In the same week that the law was passed in Nigeria, 40 people were arrested...
24 January 2014 This month the Portuguese Parliament backed a new asylum law transposing the Qualifications Directive, Asylum Procedures Directive and Receptions Conditions Directive. The Portuguese Refugee Council (CPR) has expressed concern that the draft asylum law...
