The European Union implements border control measures that put the lives of migrants and asylum seekers at risk and fails to guarantees the safety of those fleeing conflict and persecution, Amnesty International said this week as it launched its annual assessment of...
On 15 May, the Belgian government published a Royal Decree establishing its unchanged list of ‘Safe Countries of Origin’ of asylum seekers, which includes Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, FYROM and India. Asylum seekers originating from...
Cases will need to be brought to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) within four months of the last decision obtained at national level, instead of six, pursuant to a new Protocol amending the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) that was adopted by the...
About 600 Afghan interpreters who worked with British forces in Afghanistan (about half of the total) will be eligible for asylum in the UK, the government announced this week. The government proposes to grant interpreters a five year residence permit -the standard...
The European Commission has released a new Communication entitled “Maximising the Development Impact of Migration” recommending ways in which migration and mobility can contribute to inclusive and economic social development and how to strengthen global cooperation in...
