EU Report Links Drop in Arrivals to Spanish Moroccan Cooperation

EU Report Links Drop in Arrivals to Spanish Moroccan Cooperation

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...
Sri Lanka: Assaults Force Refugees into Hiding

Sri Lanka: Assaults Force Refugees into Hiding

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...

The AnkER Centres: ECRE Publishes Report of Visit to Germany*

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...

AIDA 2018 Update: Sweden*

The updated Country Report on Sweden provides an overview of developments relating to asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection, amid discussions on the extension of the temporary law agreed in 2016...

AIDA 2018 Update: Portugal*

The updated Country Report on Portugal documents developments in the area of asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2018. Asylum procedure: Portuguese courts delivered several important judgments...