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’....
8 April 2016 The Asylum Information Database has published a comparative report, Wrong counts and closing doors, which demonstrates that Europe’s ongoing failure to find humane responses to the plight of refugees has led to severe difficulties in ensuring reception...
ECRE, the International Commission of Jurists and Amnesty International present their joint briefing on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Border and Coast Guard. Download the PDF here: Joint briefing ICJ,...
01 April 2016. ECRE joins the calls for an immediate halt to the return of refugees from Greece to Turkey, scheduled to happen on 4 April. Opposition to implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement is mounting across Europe, following reports by Amnesty International...
Brussels, 31 March 2016. Europe’s ongoing failure to find humane responses to the plight of refugees has led to severe difficulties in ensuring reception for those seeking asylum, according to the latest report of the Asylum Information Database (AIDA). The report...
25 March 2016 During the European Council meeting of 18 March, EU leaders reached an agreement with Turkey, the so-called EU-Turkey deal. According to the statement issued on the day, the objectives of the measures agreed to are to end irregular migration from Turkey...
25 March 2016 On 23 March 2016, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Sweden, in the case of F.G. v. Sweden. F.G, an Iranian national, claimed that if he were deported to Iran, he would be at risk of ill-treatment or the death penalty...
25 March 2016 On 22 March, a number of concerns were raised about the negative human rights impact of restrictive policies on asylum and immigration in the UK by Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. These were published in a Memorandum...
25 March 2016 Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing violent conflicts and taking dangerous routes to reach Europe are at high risk of exploitation and trafficking, with unaccompanied and separated children being particularly vulnerable, highlights the Council of...
