On 14 November 2017 the General Commission of the Greek Administrative Courts published a letter to the Ministers of Justice and Migration Policy and Directors of the Asylum Service and the Appeals Authority, containing proposals to accelerate the processing of asylum...
In a press release from November 17, United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) announced two Joint General Comments providing authoritative and extensive guidance in the protection the rights of child migrants. The UN Comments are based on...
On 21 November 2017, the Irish Minister for Justice and Equality announced that Ireland will be opting into the recast Reception Conditions Directive as part of measures to comply with its Supreme Court ruling of 30 May 2017 which condemned the prohibition on asylum...
UNHCR expresses serious concerns over proposals from Israel’s Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan to force Eritreans and Sudanese asylum seekers and refugees would to accept relocation to countries in Africa or face imprisonment in...
By James Dennison and Andrew Geddes, Observatory of Public Attitudes to Migration, European University Institute, Florence A common assumption amongst political commentators is that Europeans are becoming increasingly opposed to the admission of migrants, asylum...