The sudden financial blow that Cyprus suffered two months ago is one story that successfully made international headlines; what has barely made it into the local news, however, is the toll the crisis has taken on asylum seekers and refugees, two of the most...
A study of the 27 Member States and Schengen associated countries conducted by Ramboll and EurAsylum for the European Commission has found that the rights accorded to migrants pending return varies significantly across Member States. The research entitled, ‘A study...
European law enforcement bodies and members of the judiciary must uphold the principle of non-punishment for victims of human trafficking who have committed crimes as a consequence of their trafficked situation, says a report by the Organisation for Security and...
Expressing deep concerns about the European Commission’s Smart Borders proposals for being neither proportionate, nor suitable to achieve the stated aims, taking into account the costs incurred to implement these systems and the limited degree of efficiency and...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has advised governments not to forcibly return people to the Central African Republic (CAR). The return advisory, issued on 25 April, stresses that given the current circumstances, many people fleeing CAR are likely to meet the 1951...
