EU eyeing up Tunisia for next migration deal?
Planned visits by Germany and Italy as well as the EU Commission’s Renewed Action Plan and Third Progression report of the Migration Partnership Framework identifying Tunisia as one of the priority countries reveal increasing interest from EU and Member States in...
Lost in Migration: interview with Elona Bokshi, ECRE Senior Project Manager
More than 45 child and refugee rights organisations have called on the EU and its member states to address the most urgent protection gaps in the treatment of child migrant rights at a conference in Malta. The ECRE Weekly Bulletin has spoken to Elona Bokshi, ECRE...
ECtHR ordering transfer of unaccompanied minors in Italy
On 14 February the European Court of Human Rights indicated an interim measure ordering Italian Government to transfer two unaccompanied minors from a reception center for adults in Cona to a facility adapted for children. The Court further communicated complaints by...
AIDA reports on Italy, Malta and Spain – Southern borders a laboratory for deflection policies
“As illustrated in the country reports on Hungary and Bulgaria the Eastern border Member States of the European Union have become trendsetters in disturbingly ‘creative’ measures disregarding the fundamental rights of those seeking protection. Europe’s Southern...
UK Home Office Guideline: Afghan gay asylum-seekers expected to conceal their sexual orientation to avoid persecution when sent back
The UK Home Office published a new guideline on the situation of LGBTI persons in Afghanistan. The guideline provides specific country of origin information and policy guidance to Home Office decision makers handling asylum claims. Despite recognising that...
Germany continues contested collective deportations to Afghanistan amid proposed reform to foster returns
Last week the third collective deportation to Afghanistan was carried out from Munich, Germany. While criticism on forced removals to Afghanistan persists, the German government has issued a proposal to enhance the efficiency of removal orders. The deportation of 18...
AIDA 2016 Update: United Kingdom
The updated Country Report on the United Kingdom tracks recent developments in practice and case law governing asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and integration of beneficiaries of protection. In the aftermath of a report by the...