This week the EU and UN co-chaired the third Brussels Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region. It convened representatives from 57 countries and more than 20 international organisations and UN agencies. Ahead of the Conference, two days of dialogue...
According to investigations by Platforme National de Protection Migrants (PNPM), the vast majority of people who die in Moroccan waters when trying to reach Europe, are never identified. The report raises concerns over obligations under international law to respect...
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has published its guidance note and common analysis on Nigeria. The Country Guidance reflects the common general assessment of the situation in Nigeria by senior policy officials from EU Member States with regards to the...
An Interview with Sabine Jansen who works as an asylum researcher for COC Netherlands, the Dutch LGBTI organization. You have done extensive research on the treatment of LGBTI asylum seekers in the Netherlands – what were the main conclusions? A few words on context...
This week, the U.N. special rapporteur on Myanmar voiced deep concern over Bangladesh’s plan to relocate 23,000 Rohingya refugees in April to a remote island, saying it may not be habitable and could create a potential “new crisis”. Humanitarian groups have criticized...
The updated Country Report on the United Kingdom provides a detailed account of developments in the area of asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of protection. Two new policies were introduced in relation to unaccompanied children brought by...
The updated AIDA reports on Romania and Serbia track legislative developments and practice relating to the treatment of people in need of international protection. Access to the territory remains a critical regional problem, as successive push backs continue to be...
The updated AIDA country report on Poland maps the latest developments in the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention and status of persons obtaining international protection in Poland. Asylum procedure: Access to the territory and to the asylum procedure...
The news from Italy this week is of the destruction of an informal settlement, housing 1500 people and in place since 2010. There are many troubling elements of the story, and not least the nexus between migration and labour exploitation (those of us eating Italian...
By James C. Hathaway, James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law at the University of Michigan and Distinguished Visiting Professor of International Refugee Law at the University of Amsterdam. Persisting with the status quo ad hoc, State-by-State approach to...
