As hundreds of people fleeing Libya are intercepted and returned to detention and conflict Malta has signed a memorandum with Libya’s Government of National Accord to intensify cooperation and has come under heavy criticism for detaining now 450 rescued people in...
On May 25, it was announced that 750 people are set to be relocated from Greece to France. In a statement in response to MEP Tineke Strik the Greek government deny any responsibility of a deadly shooting at the Greek Turkish border in March. The COVID-19 lockdown of...
The updated Country Report on Italy documents the main developments in the area of asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2019. Access to the territory and the asylum procedure: Closed ports...
On 26 May 2020, the UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) and the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants published a Join Guidance Note on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Rights of Migrants, urging States to adopt prompt safeguards for...
The EU and the Spanish Government convened an International Donors’ Conference to mobilize financial support for Venezuelan refugees and migrants and affected hosting countries amid COVID-19. The initiative was supported by the United Nations High Commission for...
In response to requests for information, ECRE has compiled this non-exhaustive list of measures related to asylum and migration introduced in response to the COVID-19 health crisis in Europe. The list includes measures introduced by governments and is based on...
Watch the Med Alarm Phone, which runs a hotline for people in distress, released witness testimonies and video evidence suggesting that the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) endangered the lives of 101 people in distress before facilitating their arrival in Italy. NGOs and...
The reopening of Greek Asylum Services comes with chaos, uncertainty, and prevention of access to rights. Hundreds of unaccompanied children are detained in Greece. NGOs criticise new rigid requirements for registration and certification of NGO’s working to protect...
At least 70 persons in a refugee reception facility near Bonn have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. This comes after a German court ruled that in a different refugee shelter COVID-19 protection was ‘inadequate’ for a pregnant woman and her husband. According...
On May 14 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgement in a case concerning the placement in the transit zone on the border between Hungary and Serbia declaring it unlawful detention. On May 21, Hungarian authorities moved 300 people to...
