Interceptions and Reluctant Rescues on the Mediterranean

Interceptions and Reluctant Rescues on the Mediterranean

Last week, Maltese and Italian ships picked up 435 people on the Med. 124 were intercepted by the Libyan coast guard. As weather conditions enables more departures from the North African coast towards Europe UNHCR urges EU politics to focus on saving lives. Last...
Turkey: Lawyers Arbitrarily Detained in Izmir Removal Centre

Turkey: Lawyers Arbitrarily Detained in Izmir Removal Centre

Lawyers of the Bar Association of Izmir were arbitrarily detained in the Harmandalı Removal Centre during a visit to meet with asylum seekers. On 14 May 2019, a group of eight lawyers and one interpreter who entered Harmandalı were held in the interview room of the...

UK: Interim Guidance on Age Assessment Following Latest Judgment*

The Home Office has issued interim guidance on age assessment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, following a successful challenge of its policy in the case of BF (Eritrea) before the Court of Appeal. In its ruling of 23 May 2019, the Court of Appeal held that...