During the last week-end 245 people are feared dead or missing in the Central Mediterranean. This puts the number of persons who have died crossing from North Africa to Italy to more than 1,300 since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, the debate on the impact on...
In a report from April 28 Human Rights Watch calls on the Spanish authorities for the immediate transfer of LGBT asylum seekers to the mainland from the enclave of Ceuta where they are facing abuse and harassment. The report establishes that 70 to 80 asylum seekers...
What exactly is Sea- Watch, how was it funded and who is behind it? Sea-Watch is a Search and Rescue organisation that is carrying out operations in the Central Mediterranean Coast, North of the Libyan coast. It is entirely founded through private donations as well as...
In a report based on an analysis of immigration detention and related laws, policies and practices of six European countries, the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) recommends measures to end severe problems of arbitrary detention of stateless people in Europe....
A report by Croatian civil society organisations Are You Syrious and Centre for Peace Studies raises concerns over the increasing trend of rejection of asylum applications by the Croatian Asylum Department based on negative security recommendations by the Security...