EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Outcomes of EU-Egypt summit spark criticism ― MSF ordered to leave Libya ― IOM calls Libya ‘dangerous place’ for people on the move ― NGO denounces IOM for hosting meeting with Libyan authorities ― Tunisia suspends NGOs ― Tunisian refugee rights advocates go on trial
The outcomes of the first-ever EU-Egypt summit have been criticised by NGOs. The humanitarian NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been ordered to leave Libya. The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has spoken about the dire conditions faced...
ECRE Policy Note: Towards a point of no return for fundamental rights? The EC’s proposal for a Return Regulation
ECRE has published a policy note which summarises its analysis of key provisions in the proposal for a Regulation establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (commonly known as the ‘Return Regulation’). The...
OP-ED: Europe must resist temptation to deport Afghans into a rights vacuum
By Hameed Hakimi In August 2024, Germany became the first European country to deport Afghans to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Although the deportation process was facilitated through Qatar, two things should be clear. First, the office of the then German chancellor...