In a new report, Amnesty International shows that Greek authorities are acting in flagrant violation of international law by pushing back migrants and refugees to Turkey, without any consideration of their protection needs. Amnesty presents evidence that the way in...
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed the Maltese government a Rule 39 interim order blocking the return of around 45 Somali migrants from Malta to Libya. The decision was prompted by an application brought by the Jesuit Refugee Service and...
There have been calls for reform of the UK deportation system following the conclusion of an inquest into the death of Jimmy Mubenga, a 46-year-old father of five, who, it was found, was unlawfully killed on a deportation flight from the UK to Angola in October 2010....
By Colin Yeo, Specialist immigration barrister at Renaissance Chambers and editor of the Free Movement blog. Is Edward Snowden an international fugitive from justice? Or is he a refugee? Can he perhaps be both? His plight highlights several difficult issues in refugee...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) closed the refugee camp in Choucha, south of Tunisia near the Libyan border on 30 June. The camp, now reportedly without running water or electricity, remains home to approximately 300 persons. UNHCR has explained that the population of...
