29 January 2016 ECRE member, the British Refugee Council, publicised a new independent report by Dr. John Campbell which reviews the Country of Origin Information guidelines on Eritrea used by the Home Office to adjudicate asylum claims. The report, commissioned by...
29 January 2016 On Tuesday 26 January, the Danish parliament voted on the controversial bill reducing refugees and asylum seekers rights in the country. The bill was approved by 81 votes to 27, with the support of all rightwing parties and, notably, of the leading...
29 January 2016 In a ground-breaking decision last week, UK judges ordered the government to immediately allow four asylum seekers who were residing in intolerable conditions in ‘the Jungle’ camp in Calais to enter the UK to join their relatives. The case involved...
29 January 2016 Last Tuesday, Norway deported 13 Syrian asylum seekers to Murmansk in Russia, in the face of criticism by human rights NGOs. In the last few months of 2015, around 5,500 asylum seekers mainly from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, entered Norway through...
22 January 2016 The Idomeni border camp managed by MSF has finally reopened on 20 January and refugees can find temporary relief after the perilous journey towards a safer destination. At the end of the summer 2015, in preparation for the upcoming winter, MSF has...
