According to the ECRE member Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HCC) 11 Afghan nationals residing in the controversial Hungarian transit zone were faced with a choice of either returning to Kabul or cross the border to Serbia. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) calls the action...
It is a year of change in Brussels with the European Parliament elections to be followed by the appointment of a new European Commission, led by a new President. Whether there will be a shift in asylum and migration policy remains to be seen. For now, strikingly...
Footage revealed to the Guardian shows the panic of migrants and refugees trapped in the detention facility Qasr bin Ghashir close to Tripoli under indiscriminate fire from advancing militia. According to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR more than 3,300 people trapped in...
Pending the reassessment of the security situation in Syria the Federal German Asylum Office (BAMF) put on hold the processing of asylum applications for which these changes may be relevant. NGOs raise concern about the erosion of protection and implications for...
Immigration detention remains a systematic and often arbitrary practice in Greece, according to a recent report published by the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) with observations throughout the country. The report illustrates how persisting obstacles to accessing the...
According to an internal EU report obtained by The Associated Press Spain’s cooperation with Moroccan authorities contributed to a significant decrease in arrivals of migrants and refugees in Spain. NGOs raise concern about human rights violations. Intensified...
Whistleblowers within the UK Home Office allege caseworkers in the Dublin Cessation Team (DCT) are “overworked, under-skilled, bullied and highly stressed” and that this is leading to unlawful immigration detention and long delays in decision making. The Dublin...
A report published by La Cimade analyses problematic practices in the implementation of the Dublin Regulation in France. In particular, the report discusses the impact of the regionalisation of Dublin procedures rolled out in 2018, whereby only certain Prefectures are...
Since a series of bombings on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka allegedly committed by Islamist militants Human Rights Watch reports that “angry crowds” have assaulted Muslim South Asian refugees and migrants. The NGO demands the Sri Lankan government to provide protection...
ECRE has published a report that presents the findings of a fact-finding visit to Germany from 1 to 5 April 2019. The report analyses the model for Arrival, Decision and Municipal Distribution or Return (“AnkER”) centres implemented in the Federal State of Bavaria...
