15 April 2016 According to statistics made available to ECRE member, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, since the closure of the Western Balkans route, there has been a sharp increase in asylum claims in Hungary, with 4, 574 claims in March 2016, over ten times the...
15 April 2016 On Sunday 10 April, refugees and migrants, stranded at the closed border crossing between Greece and FYROM in Idomeni, gathered in front of the fence holding signs and placards protesting against the border closure. The protest remained peaceful for a...
15 April 2016 Human Rights Watch has reported on the situation for asylum seekers and migrants on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios, in the wake of the EU-Turkey deal, finding that they are systematically detained in deplorable conditions. Since the deal came into...
8 April 2016 Amid growing civil society unrest, the EU-Turkey Agreement was adopted at the European Council meeting on 18 March 2016. Following its implementation, questions were raised about its compliance with international and EU human rights and refugee law, just...
8 April 2016 On 6 April the European Commission presented a number of proposals which set out steps to fundamentally reform the Common European Asylum System. It sets out two alternative options for the Dublin system, which allocates responsibility to Member States...
8 April 2016 On 30 March, UNHCR held a High Level Meeting on Global Responsibility Sharing through Pathways for Admission of Syrian Refugees. The conference achieved a modest increase in the number of resettlement and humanitarian admission places, bringing the total...
8 April 2016 ECRE, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Amnesty International released a joint briefing on the draft European Border and Coast Guard Regulation, highlighting a number of concerns. While they recognise the current challenges facing European...
8 April 2016 A new report by Refugee Support Network documents the experiences of 25 young people who were forced to return to Kabul after spending their formative years in the UK. When returning to Afghanistan, they faced various issues such as insecurity, mental...
8 April 2016 The European Network on Statelessness (ENS) is organising a three day event to engage young socially conscious and active participants who are motivated to help end childhood statelessness. Currently thousands of children born in Europe are growing up...
8 April 2016 On Friday 1 April the Greek Parliament adopted Law 4375/2016, amid debate and speculation around the legal reforms needed for the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal of 18 March. The new law does not explicitly designate Turkey as a ‘safe third country’....
