EU External Partners: Tunisian Security Forces to Receive EU Funding Despite Involvement in Human Rights Abuses — Dozens of Migrant Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Libya — Parliament’s Scrutiny of EU-Egypt Deal Overstepped — Calls for Immediate Ceasefire and Increased Flow of Humanitarian Aid into Gaza Continue Amid Israel’s Expansion of Settlements in West Bank
The EU plans to provide €164.5 million to the Tunisian security forces despite their mounting record of refugee rights violations. 65 bodies were discovered in a mass grave in Libya amid the ongoing interception of migrant boats and abuse of intercepted migrants. The...
Reception Crisis: Number of Asylum Applications Drops in Belgium as Reception Crisis Continues ― Number of Homeless Asylum Seekers in Ireland on the Rise ― UK High Court Asked to Oblige Government to Intervene in Accommodation Crisis for Unaccompanied Children ― Rights Organisations Accuse City of Paris of “Social Cleansing” Amid Forced Evictions
The number of people claiming asylum for the first time in Belgium decreased in 2023 but the country’s reception crisis continues unabated. The Irish government has unveiled plans to provide 14,000 state-owned accommodation places as new data shows that there were...
Channel: Record Number of People Make Crossings in Small Boats in First Three Months of 2024 as Home Office Launches New Social Media Campaign in Effort to Deter Channel Crossings ― Footage Shows UK-Funded French Police Employing ‘Textbook Pushback’ Tactics Against Small Boats
Provisional data from the UK Home Office has shown that a record 4644 people crossed the Channel in small boats in the first three months of 2024. The UK government has launched a new social media campaign in Vietnam as part of its efforts to reduce the number of...
Balkan Route: Migrants Risk Tranquiliser Addictions ― Frontex Triples Staff at Bulgaria-Türkiye Border Ahead of Schengen Expansion ― Refugees in Serbia Endure Violence & Harassment ― Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Greenlight for Accession Talks Amid Reports of Violence Along Border with Croatia ― Decrease in Irregular Crossings Via Western Balkan Route
A recent investigative report by EUobserver has revealed that migrants on the Balkan route are getting addicted to tranquillisers due to over-prescription and unbearable living conditions. The number of officers from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency...
ECRE Policy Note: Seeking Protection: Afghan Asylum Applicants in the EU
ECRE has published a policy note which analyses developments in policies and practices affecting Afghans seeking international protection in Europe. It provides a brief update on the current situation in Afghanistan and on the situation of Afghan refugees in both Iran...
The Charter in practice: Legal Training and Visit to the Court of Justice of the EU
In the context of ECRE’s ongoing WILL project (With Lawyers for Lawyers) which aims to increase the use of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU in asylum litigation, ECRE is organising a training event in Luxembourg that will focus on the role of the Charter in...
UK: Another Week of Parliamentary Ping Pong over Rwanda Bill ― Channel Crossings Continue Amid Further Criminalisation of Migrants ― New Report Sets Out Recommendations to Fix ‘Broken’ Asylum System ― Watchdog Reveals that Home Office Plans to Move Asylum Seekers Out of Hotels Will Actually Increase Costs ― ‘Major Flaws’ in Huge Government Database Affecting Tens of Thousands of Migrants and Refugees
The Rwanda Bill has passed another stage in its passage through parliament after votes in both houses but it is not expected to be finalised until mid-April. A migrant from South Sudan has been jailed after piloting a small boat carrying more than 50 people across the...
Mediterranean: Ongoing Rescues and Deaths of Migrants ― Harassment of Rescue Ships by Libyan Coast Guard ― Severe Criticism of Italy’s Reception System and Detention Centres
Search and rescue organisations have reported rescuing more than 500 people in 10 days during which there were also 90 deaths. Search and rescue organisations have condemned dangerous interference by the so-called Libyan Coast Guard during rescue missions and repeated...