On 23 June, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report highlighting the harrowing conditions faced by unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the Pozzallo hotspot. During their visit on 9 June 2016, HRW found that the centre was hosting 365 asylum seekers – over...
ECRE published a legal briefing on 17 June, which analyses the duration of residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection in European countries, as well as practical issues relating to the issuance and renewal of the permits. The limited...
Last week the Greek Parliament approved an amendment to its asylum law to modify the composition of Appeals Committees and removed the possibility for asylum seekers to request a personal hearing before the Committees. The main change brought about by the new law...
by Elisa Maimone, Consiglio Italiano per i Rifugiati – CIR (Italian Council for Refugees)* Italian law prescribes that unaccompanied children cannot be placed in detention centres or in reception centres for adults. However, in practice unaccompanied minors...
The UNHCR Global Trends report, released this week, has revealed that 65,3 million individuals were forcibly displaced by the end of 2015. A significant increase when compared with the number of displaced in 2014 – 59,5 million people. The report details that...
