Med: More Than 500 People Rescued Off Lampedusa, Arrivals Up in Italy as Malta Sees Decrease, 23,400 Lives Lost on Main Migratory Routes Since 2014

3rd September 2021 | News

In “one of the biggest ever rescues” on the Mediterranean, 539 lives were saved off the coast of Italy, with at least 20 survivors displaying signs of torture in Libya. Recent data from the UN agencies reveal increased arrivals in Italy and steep drop in arrivals in...

Atlantic Route: Almost 200 Lives Lost Over the Past Weeks, Arrivals in the Canaries Doubled from Last Year, NGO Estimates Death Toll up 500% in 2021

3rd September 2021 | News

Recent shipwrecks en route to the Spanish Canary Islands have cost at least 195 lives, as a trend of increasing arrivals since 2019 continues. NGOs estimate at least 2,000 people have died whilst attempting to cross to the Canaries since the start of this year. On 30...

Greece: Council of Europe Concerned Over Crackdown on NGOs, Human Rights Monitoring a Precondition for Additional Funding, Pushbacks Continue, Afghan Refugees Stuck in Limbo

3rd September 2021 | News

Council of Europe urges the Greek parliament to reconsider legislative proposals that hinder “life-saving” work and human rights monitoring by NGOs. According to European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, the monitoring of human rights is a precondition...

EU Eastern Borders: European Court of Human Rights Orders Interim Measures as Stand-off on Belarus-EU Border Continues with People Caught in the Middle

27th August 2021 | News

On 25 August, in the latest development in the situation at the EU’s border with Belarus, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) indicated interim measures in cases against Poland and Latvia covering material support for complainants at the borders between the two...