19th February 2021 | News
Following months of controversy, scrutiny and complaints over the conduct of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), the European Ombudsman has opened another investigation, this time into access to information concerning the location of agency vessels...
19th February 2021 | News
Five Eritreans have filed lawsuit against Italian authorities, a shipping company and a skipper over a pushback to Libya in 2018. Following a shipwreck off Lampedusa, 22 people remain missing at sea, one body has been retrieved, and 25 people have been returned to...
19th February 2021 | News
The first half of February has seen a significant drop of arrivals to the Canary Islands but a new report highlights the remaining root causes, lack of alternatives and consequences of deportations and failed attempts. For the second time within six months the Spanish...
19th February 2021 | News
A report on fundamental rights violations in Calais and Grande-Synthe was published this week amid new reports on pushbacks from France to Italy. In its report of 12 February, the Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l’Homme (National Consultative...
19th February 2021 | News
Asylum seekers who were formerly housed at Napier barracks won the right to challenge the use of the site in a full court hearing. It has emerged that the Home Office decided to house asylum seekers at Napier barracks despite several warnings, including health...
12th February 2021 | News
Members of the European Parliament approved a report calling for respect for human rights at the EU’s external borders. The approval comes amid continued revelations of mismanagement and misconduct by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex and...
12th February 2021 | News
Protests by local residents on Chios against the establishment of a new closed camp on the island continue. Citizens of Orestiada in the Evros border region in northwestern Greece received the migration minister Notis Mitarakis with protests over government plans to...
12th February 2021 | News
Since the beginning of February, activity on the Mediterranean continues to be intense with departures from Libya, interceptions by the so-called Libyan coast guard, and rescues. About 1,500 people have been intercepted and returned to Libya within one week, where...
12th February 2021 | News
Reception conditions in the Canary Islands remain poor, including at a newly opened facility in Tenerife that is the largest in the islands. Poor living conditions, violence by local gangs, and the lack of perspective of transfer to the mainland sparks protests in...
12th February 2021 | News
Following changes to the Visa Code in 2019, the Commission assessed the level of readmission cooperation with third countries and submitted a report to the Council. While the report itself is not public, a Communication published this week summarises the main findings...
