The Court of Appeal declares the Home Office policy of ‘removal without notice’ unlawful. The Home Office is reportedly planning to restrict judges from blocking deportations based on the risk of ‘inhuman’ or ‘degrading’ treatment. The House of Lords votes in support...
In the latest issue of its Illegal Pushbacks and Border Violence Report, the watchdog network Border Violence Monitoring analyses 40 cases of pushbacks along the Balkan Route and Greece that affected 1,548 people on the move in September 2020. According to the report,...
Artists, performers and videographers have invested their skills and creativity in ensuring the rights of people seeking protection in Europe. They joined the call of ECRE’s #HardlyRocketScience campaign to make sure European politicians would respect fundamental...
After a five year trial the Athens Court of Appeal delivered a landmark ruling declaring the far-right Golden Dawn party a criminal organisation. Hundreds of recognised refugees transferred to the mainland and finding no options are returning to Lesvos. In an open...
Blockade of Mare Liberum’s rescue vessels ended after court rules German decree on ship security violates EU-law. ‘Open Arms’ rescue vessel released after two weeks by Italian authorities. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders condemns...
The House of Lords voted for a series of amendments to the government’s immigration bill, which will now be passed back to the House of Commons. Two Iranian converts to Christianity are entitled to stay in UK after winning a landmark fight with the Home Office. A...
The Italian government has approved amendments to the controversial so-called security decrees spearheaded by former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini. Reportedly, the Italian and Tunisian governments have agreed to extend cooperation...
On 5 October, the Brussels Court of First Instance condemned the Belgian state for not offering material reception to applicants of international protection who had electronically requested an appointment to make their application for international protection to the...
According to the Ministry of Interior more than 6,000 people have arrived in the Canary Islands in 2020, which is an increase of more than 500 per cent compared to the same period of 2019. While admitting reception capacity in the Canary Islands is insufficient,...
The commitment to a more human approach to protection and the emphasis on the fact that migration is needed and positive for Europe with which the European Commission launched the Pact on Migration and Asylum is welcome. However, this rhetoric is reflected only...
