16th December 2016 | News
The refusal of the State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Theo Francken (Flemish Nationalist Party – NVA), to issue a visa to a Syrian family of 4 in Aleppo has dominated media in Belgium over the past weeks. The refusal was given despite the evident dangers...
16th December 2016 | News
Human Rights Watch reports that Algerian authorities have deported more than 1,400 West African migrants to Niger since 1 December 2016. Although it is not the first time Algeria returns migrants to Niger, the latest series of mass deportations indicates more...
16th December 2016 | News
“The ECRE Policy Note series introduces a new shorter format to provide a succinct overview of our positions, drawing on the rigorous detailed analysis that is heart of ECRE’s work. The format is intended to ensure that the broadest possible audience is...
16th December 2016 | News
In the coming months, the German federal government will significantly increase the deportations of asylum seekers, whose application for international protection have been rejected. To achieve this objective, several new immigration detention centres will be...
16th December 2016 | News
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) published their report “Detained and Dehumanised” this week highlighting human rights abuses that migrants and refugees face in Libya. The report proposes policy...
16th December 2016 | News
The Greek Minister for Migration Policy, Ioannis Mouzalas, wrote a letter to the EU Member States’ interior ministers on 8 December ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, asking to reconsider and approve Greece’s request to transfer specific groups of people...
14th December 2016 | News
Joint NGO statement ahead of the European Council of 15 December 2016: EU leaders can save lives this winter if they change migration policies This week, European leaders meet in Brussels to discuss, amongst other things, progress on the EU-Turkey...
12th December 2016 | Notes
ECRE’S Policy note assesses legal provisions and practice on mutual recognition and recommends reforms to create a common status valid across the EU. Read the note
