Joint Statement: European Union/Libya: Act Now to Save Lives
European Union/Libya: Act Now to Save Lives Release, Evacuate Detained Refugees and Migrants (Brussels, July 12, 2019) – European Union foreign ministers gathering in Brussels on July 15, 2019, should issue a clear call to Libyan authorities to close their migrant...
Op-ed: The EU at the Dock for Crimes against Humanity?
Op-ed by Jens Dieckmann and Susan Adamsen. Jens Dieckmann is Senior-Partner of Becher & Dieckmann–Rechtsanwälte (Bonn, Germany). He represented clients at the ICTY and ICC and is currently assigned Common Legal Representative, Associate Counsel, for victims in the...
Interview: Regime Change and Migration Cooperation in the “New Gambia”
Interview with Omar N Cham, PhD candidate at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels. His research focuses on the politics of return migration in his home country, The Gambia. Can you give us a brief overview of political developments in The Gambia and its history of...
Sea Watch-3 Defies Salvini But Kept from Entering Port
After fourteen days at sea the captain of the rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3 entered Italian waters to bring the group they rescued into safety. The EU and Member States are coordinating a solution but Italian authorities prevent the ship from entering the port in...
Denmark: Appeal Board Overturns Withdrawals of Protection Status for Syrians
In six cases involving Syrian nationals with temporary subsidiary protecting status in Denmark the Asylum Appeal Board (Flygtningenaevnet) has overturned decisions by the Danish Immigration Service to withdraw or refuse the extension of residency permits. Earlier...
The French Council of State Orders Sanitary Measures for Migrants in Grande-Synthe
On 21 June 2019, the French Council of State ordered the northern prefecture of France to adopt sanitary measures to support around 700 migrants living around a sports hall of the commune of Grande-Synthe. The application for interim measures had been filed by nine...
The Committee on the Rights of the Child Condemns Spain’s Treatment of Unaccompanied Children
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned Spain for the violation of children’s rights in two cases concerning age assessment of unaccompanied children. The Committee denounced the lack of legal guarantees and the insufficient consideration of...
Tunisia: Controversy over Return of Stranded Bangladeshi Nationals
After being stranded at sea for three weeks, 64 Bangladeshi nationals have been allowed to disembark in Tunisia and are being repatriated to Bangladesh. According to relatives at least 30 were under pressure to accept return. The International Organization for...