ECtHR ruling reflects harsh detention conditions for asylum seekers in Bulgaria

15th December 2017 | News

On 7 December 2017, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the detention of an Iraqi couple and their three children at the border police’s detention facility in Vidin, Bulgaria qualified as inhumane and degrading treatment violating Article 3 ECHR. In...

In cold print: Europe guilty of complicity in human rights violation in Libya

15th December 2017 | News

Adding to the body of evidence about human rights violations of migrants and refugees in Libya, the recently released report by Amnesty International describes in detail  the system of ‘migration management’ in Libya and the complicity of the European Union and Member...

The reality of legal employment to refugees in Turkey: lack of access and discrimination

15th December 2017 | News

The NGO Refugees International has published a report entitled “I Am Only Looking for My Rights: Legal Employment Still Inaccessible to Refugees in Turkey”. Through a field research, refugees’ testimonies and an analysis of the applicable legal and policy provisions,...

Transfer of asylum seekers from hotspots to mainland continues in Greece amid tensions between local and national authorities culminating this week

15th December 2017 | News

Transfers of asylum seekers from the Eastern Aegean island hotspots to the Greek mainland have continued amid public protest from citizens and local authorities over overcrowded facilities culminating this week, when a ship carrying container homes for refugees and...

Report: Sexual violence against Syrian men and boys remains unaddressed

15th December 2017 | News

While sexual violence against women and girls in the context of conflict and displacement is well documented the abuse of men and boys is less exposed. UNHCR has released a study entitled “we keep it in our heart” reveling wide-spread sexual violence against Syrian...