Despite rulings by the European Court of Human Rights in cases involving the push backs of Chechen nationals from Poland to Belarus, Polish border guards continue to block the entry of asylum seekers. In a joint statement Amnesty International, the Helsinki Foundation...
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a report on the human rights implications of proposals for interoperability of different information databases in the area of home affairs. While it can contribute to better decision-making and more...
Gloria fled Uganda – where homosexuality is illegal – with her baby in May 2015, hoping to live in freedom in the UK. They initially lived with the child’s father, but he started to demand a sexual relationship so she had to leave. With nowhere to live while her...
The UK is including vulnerable groups like Iraqi, Palestinian and Kurdish minorities as well as families of mixed nationality affected by the conflict in their Syrian Resettlement programme under which 20,000 vulnerable people are to be resettled by 2020. According to...
A Code of Conduct for NGOs active in search and rescue (SAR) operations that has been drafted by the Italian government was leaked this week by Statewatch. Human rights organisations are raising strong concern that initiative will endanger thousands of life’s on the...
