26th February 2015 | News
26 February 2015 The new AIDA update on Malta draws attention to changes emerging in the practice of detaining migrants, with frequent reviews provided for by law since January 2014. In further steps to transpose the EU Returns Directive, the law now requires that...
20th February 2015 | News
20 February 2015 The new AIDA report on asylum procedures, reception and detention in the United Kingdom underlines, among other developments, the judicial developments in the UK regarding the detained fast-track policy. The Court of Appeal held in December 2014 that...
20th February 2015 | News
20 February 2015 On Tuesday 17 February, the Greek government committed to only detaining migrants as an exceptional measure and for no longer than six months. The government also pledged to release vulnerable migrants and to use alternatives to detention for...
20th February 2015 | News
20 February 2015 A new AIDA update on asylum in Ireland highlights, among other new findings, the need for and progress towards a reform of Direct Provision, the reception system in Ireland providing accommodation for asylum seekers and prohibiting asylum seekers from...
20th February 2015 | News
20 February 2015 110,581 migrants were detected crossing EU borders irregularly from July to September 2014, according to a new report published by the EU border agency Frontex. 46% of them were from Syria (37,533) and Eritrea (13,672 people). After Syrians and...
20th February 2015 | News
20 February 2015 A new AIDA report on asylum in the Netherlands shows, among other findings, how the European Court of Human Rights judgement in Tarakhel v. Switzerland is beginning to shape national practice. The report, written by the Dutch Council for Refugees,...
19th February 2015 | News
19 February 2015 UNHCR has welcomed the Commission’s proposal amending the Dublin regulation regarding the Member State responsible for examining the asylum application of unaccompanied children with no family members residing legally in EU. According to the...
19th February 2015 | News
19 February 2015 A parliamentary Committee on Human Rights has raised concerns that women and girls who are victims of violence are being detained in the UK through the fast-track process for asylum seekers. The Committee recommends an urgent review of the screening...
18th February 2015 | News
18 February 2015 The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) report on Afghanistan describes the security trends and armed confrontations, including the impact of the violence on the civilian population. The EASO Country of Information report notes a 24% increase in...
13th February 2015 | News
13 February 2015 The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has issued a report on the first monitoring mission of a Frontex Joint Return Operation by air. The charter flight between Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Lagos (Nigeria) was organised...
