16 May 2014 A new report by Refugees International (RI) illustrates the increasing difficulties faced by Syrians living in Egypt due to the lack of funding to address the needs of refugees, and changes in policies and public perceptions following the establishment of...
9 May 2014 The Foreign Policy Centre has launched in the UK’s Houses of Parliament an online publication entitled “Shelter from the Storm”, which examines the asylum, refuge and extradition situation facing activists from the former Soviet Union in the Commonwealth of...
9 May 2014 The German Parliament called this week for an EU conference on resettlement of refugees from Syria. This conference would enable EU Member States to make concrete resettlement commitments to offer refugees fleeing Syria a safe haven in Europe. ECRE has...
09 May 2014 Lebanese authorities deported 41 Palestinians to Syria on 4 May 2014 following their arrest at Beirut airport for allegedly attempting to leave the country using fraudulent visas, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). On the same day, HRW reports that...
9 May 2014 The closing conference of the ECRE-led project Right to Justice: Quality Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Children will take place in Brussels on 7 July. The project’s findings will be presented as well as the comparative report on access to and...
09 May 2014 The detention pending removal of foreign nationals in ordinary prisons may only be justified either by an unforeseen and exceptionally large number of foreign nationals to be returned, or by exceptional circumstances of urgency and seriousness in an...
09 May 2014 This week two boats carrying people from Somalia, Syria and Eritrea capsized in the Aegean Sea, killing at least 22 people. Over 36 people have been rescued by the Greek coastguard and the EU Border Agency Frontex in a joint operation. According to UNHCR,...
9 May 2014 The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) Europe is offering a number of opportunities to get involved in the second phase of the development of the SHARE Network (SHARE II) on a consultancy basis. Led by ICMC and co-financed by the European...
09 May 2014 ECRE is recruiting a Web Editor & Graphic Designer. The post holder will take responsibility for the appearance, functionality and effectiveness of ECRE’s websites, digital channels and other communication tools that help ECRE to achieve its goals....
9 May 2014 ECRE, the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) and Aitima have sent a letter urging the Greek Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection to immediately withdraw the Decision which prolongs the detention of migrants pending removal beyond the 18-month limit...
