Calais: the dismantlement of the camp should not be an end in itself – OP- ed by Pierre Henry, Director of France Terre d’Asile
Last week, the biggest unofficial migrant camp in France was evacuated and dismantled. It was a necessary action in light of the appalling living conditions of those men, women and children seeking protection or a better life, even if some elements could have been...ECRE Comments on the proposal for a Qualification Regulation
ECRE has published its Comments on the European Commission’s proposal for a Qualification Regulation. This proposal defines the criteria for obtaining refugee status or subsidiary protection in the EU and the content of international protection. ECRE is concerned that...
Report of Libyan Coast Guards attacking migrants raises concerns over continued cooperation within Operation Sophia
The allegation that the Libyan Coast Guard violently assaulted a vessel transporting asylum seekers raises strong concerns about the EU’s collaboration with the Libyan navy, which commenced last week as part of the EU’s Operation Sophia. German NGO Sea Watch reported ...Asylum seekers transferred from northern Italy to Taranto hotspot
Last week, approximately 100 persons staying in the Via Corelli reception centre in Milan were transferred by bus to the Taranto hotspot (approximately 1,000km south of Milan), where migrants and asylum seekers are being unlawfully detained. Similar incidents have...Unravelling Travelling: AIDA legal briefing on travel documents for beneficiaries of international protection
A legal briefing published last week by the Asylum Information Database (AIDA) documents the various legal frameworks and practices of issuing travel documents to beneficiaries of international protection in 20 European countries. The briefing highlights the...Serbia: Access to protection is a rarity as the bottleneck intensifies*
The Belgrade Centre for Human Rights has published its Periodic Report on the Right to Asylum in the Republic of Serbia, covering the period of July-September 2016. The report investigates developments regarding the reception situation, regular border crossings to...UN Special Rapporteur finds no evidence of risk between migration and terrorism
In its latest Report on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, the UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights finds that there is “no evidence of risk” that migration leads to an increase in...
Policy Note: The Road out of Dublin: reform of the Dublin Regulation
In The Road out of Dublin, ECRE provides an overview of the main changes in the proposal to recast the Dublin Regulation and presents its recommendations for the EU policy-makers working on the recast. Read the note