7th September 2018 | News
On 30 August, UNHCR published its latest Eligibility Guidelines for assessing international protection needs of Afghan asylum seekers, replacing its previous guidelines of 2016. The Guidelines indicate the heightened security risks in Kabul, concluding that it cannot...
7th September 2018 | News
The ECRE Communication team works to turn ECRE knowledge and expertise into effective messages towards the public. ECRE has a substantial and increasing audience through 40.000 followers on social media (Twitter and Facebook), 13.000 direct subscribers to our...
7th September 2018 | News
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has urged the Greek government to address the situation for refugees and migrants arriving at “hotspots” on the Aegean Islands. As Aegean Sea Reception and Identification Centres (RICs) become increasingly overcrowded both living...
7th September 2018 | News
A report by MEP Judith Sargentini Rapporteur for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) which calls on the European Council to trigger Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union will be put to vote in the European Parliament on September 12....
7th September 2018 | News
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has published its updated Position on Returns to Libya, replacing the position taken in 2015. It urges all States to suspend forcible returns to Libya until the security and human rights situation has improved sufficiently, and determines...
7th September 2018 | News
The Portuguese Aliens and Borders Service (SEF) continues to detain groups with special needs, in particular families with children and unaccompanied children, in the Temporary Installation Centre (CIT) of Lisbon Airport. An order by the Ministry of Internal...
