In a report from April 28 Human Rights Watch calls on the Spanish authorities for the immediate transfer of LGBT asylum seekers to the mainland from the enclave of Ceuta where they are facing abuse and harassment. The report establishes that 70 to 80 asylum seekers...
What exactly is Sea- Watch, how was it funded and who is behind it? Sea-Watch is a Search and Rescue organisation that is carrying out operations in the Central Mediterranean Coast, North of the Libyan coast. It is entirely founded through private donations as well as...
In a report based on an analysis of immigration detention and related laws, policies and practices of six European countries, the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) recommends measures to end severe problems of arbitrary detention of stateless people in Europe....
A report by Croatian civil society organisations Are You Syrious and Centre for Peace Studies raises concerns over the increasing trend of rejection of asylum applications by the Croatian Asylum Department based on negative security recommendations by the Security...
Last Friday the directives for the negotiation of an agreement between the EU and Serbia on actions of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) carried out on the territory of Serbia was discussed, as reported by Statewatch. The agreement will allow the...
Following a field visit in March 2017, Forum réfugiés – Cosi has published a report documenting barriers to access the legal information and the asylum procedure on the French-Italian border. Last year, a total of 36,789 migrants were arrested in the département of...
The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), with the support of the German civil society organisation Brot für die Welt, submitted a complaint to the EU Ombudsman regarding EASO’s involvement in inadmissibility decisions taken at the Greek...
The Danish Refugee Appeals Board issued a decision yesterday to suspend transfers to Hungary under the Dublin Regulation in four cases. The Refugee Appeals Board relied on recent information documenting the risk of arbitrary detention and refoulement to Serbia facing...
The Council of Europe passed a resolution this week calling for improved funding for emergency situations in the field of migration, based on targeted and transparent expenditure prioritising the protection of migrants and refugees. The resolution of Parliamentary...
It is hardly a surprise to anyone that the conditions in the so-called refugee “hotspots” in Greece and Italy is extremely problematic. However, when the criticism comes from the European Court of Auditors (ECA: a highly respected oversight body) it should stimulate...
