Italy Considers Patrols Off Tunisia to Halt Sea Arrivals, Use of Quarantine Ships Raises Human Rights Concerns

13th November 2020 | News

Italy is considering patrols off Tunisian territorial waters to reduce sea arrivals. Human rights advocates, including Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović, condemn the use of quarantine ships as the approach would raise human rights...

UK: Home Office in Breach of Court Order, Migrant NHS Workers Forced Out Amid Second Wave, Refugee Services Face Permanent Cuts

13th November 2020 | News

In an alleged breach of a high court order the Home Office has failed to halt the eviction of asylum seekers during COVID-19 lockdown. The government is warned by trade unions that expiry of visas is forcing out migrant NHS workers amid the second wave of COVID....

Iraq: 100,000 Internally Displaced People Left in Limbo as Authorities Close Down Camps

13th November 2020 | News

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) – a ECRE member organisation – has warned that authorities in Iraq have rapidly closed down camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the country, leaving 100,000 people destitute in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and...

Greece: Well-run PIKPA Camp Evicted while Situation on Islands and Mainland Continue to Deteriorate

6th November 2020 | News

Greek police has evicted the 74 vulnerable residents of the self-run PIKPA camp on Lesvos in a “massive and unannounced operation”. Health conditions in the new tented emergency camp are raising concern. Vial camp on Chios hit by severe storm. A fire destroyed 15...

Hungary: Facing Fifth Infringement Procedure Related to Asylum Since 2015

6th November 2020 | News

Calling for access to the asylum procedure in line with EU law, the European Commission has, for the fifth time since 2015, opened asylum related infringement procedures against Hungary. The measure comes as a reaction to the restrictions of access, with the lodge of...