ECtHR ordering transfer of unaccompanied minors in Italy

3rd March 2017 | News

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

3rd March 2017 | News

“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

3rd March 2017 | News

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

3rd March 2017 | News

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

2nd March 2017 | News

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...

AIDA 2016 update: Poland

27th February 2017 | News

The updated AIDA Country Report on Poland documents legislative reforms and developments throughout 2016 in relation to the asylum procedure, reception and detention, as well as content of protection. In 2016 access to the procedure remained a major problem in Poland....

New Court of Justice of EU ruling increases human rights protection for asylum seekers in Dublin system

24th February 2017 | News

A new ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) increases human rights protection for asylum seekers in the Dublin system. It establishes that a Dublin transfer should be halted if the asylum seeker to be transferred faces an individual risk of...

French-German proposal for CEAS and returns reduces protection to minimum standards

24th February 2017 | News

A leaked joint policy note prepared by German and French governments strongly affirms the intention to further limit access to protection in Europe by curtailing procedural guarantees in the CEAS. The policy note lays out a plan for a “crisis mechanism”, to operate in...

New detention centres at the external EU borders

24th February 2017 | News

Greece is building pre-removal detention facilities on the Aegean islands with the aim of accelerating the implementation of the EU-Turkey statement. These will be separate from the Reception and Identification Centres on the hotspots where newly arrived refugees and...

GUE/NGL report: High Human Rights costs of EU-Sudanese cooperation on migration control and support of appeal against Italian returns to Sudan in front of ECtHR

24th February 2017 | News

Last week, the European United Left/Nordic Green Left European Parliament Group (GUE/NGL) released a report following a monitoring visit to Sudan highlighting the human rights costs of EU-Sudanese cooperation on migration control. Following the visit the delegation...