The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has published its updated report on the situation of people trying to reach safety in Europe via the Mediterranean. The Desperate Journeys report finds that the crossing has become even more deadly; the total number of people arriving in...
By Dr Yasmin Ibrahim, PhD (LSE), FRSA, SFHEA, Reader in the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London. The child refugee, particularly the unaccompanied child, remains a dilemmatic figure in the landscape of forced migration in the EU...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
The new political season in Brussels has opened with the political crisis on disembarkation rumbling on for the crisis-weary migration and asylum sector. While enjoying Putin-esque bare-chested holidays, Italian Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini maintained his policy...
The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has introduced new rules of procedure which restrict “church asylum”, the temporary sanctuary offered by religious institutions to people facing deportation to protect them from undue hardship. Church asylum...
