Civil Society organisations raise concern over German violations of the right for family reunification for asylum seekers from Greece
The undersigned organisations would like to express our serious concerns on a de facto violation of the right for family reunification and breach of relevant provisions stipulated in the EU Regulation 604/2013 (Dublin III Regulation), regarding asylum seekers’...
Human rights organisations: Poland violates international law by blocking entry of asylum seekers from Belarus
Despite rulings by the European Court of Human Rights in cases involving the push backs of Chechen nationals from Poland to Belarus, Polish border guards continue to block the entry of asylum seekers. In a joint statement Amnesty International, the Helsinki Foundation...
Database interoperability should not come at cost of human rights, cautions FRA
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a report on the human rights implications of proposals for interoperability of different information databases in the area of home affairs. While it can contribute to better decision-making and more...
People who escape war and persecution abroad, badly let down in Britain – OP-ed by Stephen Hale, Chief Executive of Refugee Action
Gloria fled Uganda – where homosexuality is illegal – with her baby in May 2015, hoping to live in freedom in the UK. They initially lived with the child’s father, but he started to demand a sexual relationship so she had to leave. With nowhere to live while her...
UK to include vulnerable groups and mixed families in Syrian resettlement programme
The UK is including vulnerable groups like Iraqi, Palestinian and Kurdish minorities as well as families of mixed nationality affected by the conflict in their Syrian Resettlement programme under which 20,000 vulnerable people are to be resettled by 2020. According to...
Proposed Code of Conduct for Search and Rescue putting lives at risk
A Code of Conduct for NGOs active in search and rescue (SAR) operations that has been drafted by the Italian government was leaked this week by Statewatch. Human rights organisations are raising strong concern that initiative will endanger thousands of life’s on the...
France: Proposals to reform for reception and rapid integration
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, presented a bill (proposition de loi) on 6 July 2017 to strengthen reception and integration in France. Among other measures, the proposal foresees amendments to reception and access to the labour market, faster asylum procedures and...
G20: Launch of Africa Partnership and supporting protection in “regions of origin”
Last week’s G20 meeting concluded with two initiatives towards migration and displacement. The first is the launch of the G20 Africa Partnership, the second, a commitment to step up “Coordination and Cooperation on Displacement and Migration.” Among the objectives of...