12 June 2015 Between the 2 and 3 June 2015, the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) held a conference addressing the theme “None of Europe’s Children should be Stateless”. It brought together scholars, practitioners, and policy makers from over 30 countries to...
12 June 2015 In a report issued this week, the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in Eritrea denounces the systematic and widespread human rights violations that have led to hundreds of thousands of refugees having fled Eritrea. The report documents...
5 June 2015 On Wednesday 27 May, the European Commission adopted a recommendation inviting Member States to resettle to the European Union, over the next two years, 20,000 people in need of international protection, from third countries, namely North Africa, Middle...
5 June 2015 In the framework of its Global Strategy Beyond Detention 2014-19, UNHCR has published two papers outlining practices adopted in countries across the globe, including some EU member states, to reduce detention of asylum seekers. The first paper illustrates...
5 June 2015 A Forced Migration Review (FMR) mini-feature, published this month, highlights the importance of taking into account specific protection needs and the vulnerability of women and girls seeking asylum in the EU who are victims of Female Genital Mutilation...
