Bangladesh: International Concern over Relocation of Rohingya Refugees to Island in the Bay of Bengal
1,600 Rohingya refugees have been moved from camps in Cox’s Bazar to the Bhasan Char island in the Bay of Bengal, according to the foreign ministry the plan is to relocate 100,000 people. The relocation has been met with an outcry by human rights NGOs and the UN...
ECRE Working Paper: Civil Society Input to EU-AFRICA Cooperation on Migration: The Case of The Gambia
This working paper by Gibril Faal analyses cooperation between The Gambia and the EU related to asylum and migration. It provides an overview of political developments and migration patterns in The Gambia since 1994, including the Yahya Jammeh dictatorship and the...
Frontex: Critique and Scrutiny Continues
Amid the ongoing revelations of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency’s (Frontex) involvement in pushbacks and their cover up, MEPs from the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) are calling on Fabrice Leggeri, head of...
Greece: Migration Minister Praises Conditions in Moria 2.0, Pushbacks and Shipwrecks Continue
Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis praises the temporary facility in Kara Tepe despite harsh conditions. Evidence of pushbacks continue to mount and shipwreck off Lesvos cost two lives. Following a visit to the temporary facility in Kara Tepe also...
Two Assessments of the Schengen Evaluation and Monitoring Mechanism (SEMM) Published by the European Parliament and the European Commission Ahead of this Week’s Schengen Forum
The European Commission convened its first Schengen Forum on Monday, which brought together Members of the European Parliament and Home Affairs Ministers. Ahead of the meeting, the European Commission published its assessment of the Schengen Evaluation and Monitoring...
Atlantic Route: Pier of Shame Dismantled after Ombudsman Denounces Human Rights Violations
The camp at Arguineguín pier was finally dismantled after the Spanish Ombudsman had warned about fundamental rights violations and asked the immediate closure of the reception structure. On the evening of 29 November, the camp at Arguineguín pier in Gran Canaria was...
Malta: Court Condemned Arbitrary Detention, Concern over Revisions of Policy on Humanitarian Protection, Minister of Foreign Affairs Praises Cooperation with Libya
A Maltese court has ordered the immediate release of four men held in arbitrary detention for 166 days calling their detention ‘abusive and farcical’. Revisions to the criteria to qualify for a 2018 regularisation scheme has meet severe critique from NGOs concerned...
UK: A New Deal to Curb Channel Crossings and a Deportation to Jamaica Despite Protests
The UK and France have reached a new agreement aimed at curbing migration across the Channel, including an increase in police patrols at French shores and investments in surveillance technologies. A deportation flight to Jamaica took off on 2 December despite links to...