If the morality of countries is to be measured by their respect for the rights of minorities then a great many nations have some soul searching to do. Wednesday 17 May was the World Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The need for such an event is...
In the early hours of the 9th of May, more than 1 600 people have been evacuated from makeshift camps, at Porte de la Chapelle in Paris to (emergency) reception centres across the Ile de France region. NGOs like France terre d’asile were present to inform and...
An AIDA legal briefing published today examines the use of special procedures to accelerate, prioritise and fast-track asylum applications in European countries. Practice reveals a wide diversity and complexity of procedural models, tools and concepts across national...
On 17 May 2017 the European Commission launched a follow up infringement procedure against Hungary complementing the procedure initiated in December 2015. The follow up procedure concerns violations of the EU asylum and migration acquis rooted in the latest...
While the illegality and brutality of the conditions in the controversial Detention Centre Manus Island is well established the future of the 850 asylum seekers it houses remains unclear as its closure is set to begin within weeks. The closure of the Australian...
On 9 May 2017, the UK Court of Appeal ruled on case LC (Albania) v SSHD concerning an Albanian national who had his asylum application refused by the Home Office on the grounds of lack of credibility of his sexual orientation and the belief that he would be able to...
On 9 May 2017, the Interior Minister of Italy asked the regional governments to provide a total of 1,600 additional beds in detention centers. This corresponds with political ambition of returning unsuccessful asylum-applicants as illustrated in the recent legislation...
On 12 May 2017, the Frontex Consultative Forum released its annual report presenting observations and recommendations on the agency’s activities. Key sections of the report are dedicated to concerns about Hungary, upon which no action was taken by Frontex in 2016. In...
The recent elections in the Netherlands and France have done little to support the idea that all European populations crave old-school nationalism or isolationism. In fact, they confirmed that playing on people’s fears and scapegoating foreigners is not a trump (or...
An agreement between Germany and the Greek Ministry of Migration Policy has reportedly led to the introduction of a monthly limit to the number of people transferred to Germany under the Dublin Regulation. As the majority of transfers from Greece to Germany are based...
