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ECRE is recruiting a Project Officer for European Database of Asylum Law (EDAL)

23rd May 2014 | Vacancies

23 May 2014 ECRE is recruiting a Project Officer to ensure the development and maintenance of the European Database of Asylum Law (EDAL). The post is a fixed-term temporary contract from June – December 2014 with the possibility of extension subject to funding...

ECRE calls on EU leaders to step up efforts to create safe and legal channels for refugees to reach Europe

23rd May 2014 | News

23 May 2014 Following a recent call by the German parliament for a European conference to encourage Members States to come together and make greater commitments to accept more refugees, ECRE has this week urged the European Commissioner of Home Affairs Cecilia...

APDHA denounces summary returns and use of violence against migrants entering Ceuta and Melilla

23rd May 2014 | News

23 May 2014 A report by Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía (APDHA) decries the continuing violations of human rights and international law obligations committed by the Spanish government in its approach to border security in the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and...

Meijers Committee calls on European Commission to establish mutual recognition of statuses within the EU

23rd May 2014 | News

23 May 2014 The Meijers Committee (Standing Committee of Experts on International Immigration, Refugee and Criminal Law) expressed concern over the absence of an EU system for the mutual recognition of asylum statuses and transfer of protection highlighted by M.G. v....

Save the Children summer school on access to justice for children

23rd May 2014 | News

23 May 2014 Save the Children Italy and partners are organising a summer school on access to justice for children that will be held at Casale la Sterpaia (Tenuta di San Rossore) on the 11-13 September 2014. The school provides an opportunity for experts (lawyers and...

ICJ & ECRE highlight problems with asylum procedure and detention conditions in Greece in new submission to CoE Committee of Ministers on M.S.S. case

23rd May 2014 | News

23 May 2014 On 22 May 2014, the International Commission of Jurists and the ECRE sent their third joint submission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe concerning Greece’s implementation of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights...

Italy has increased safeguards for unaccompanied children and aligned rights of subsidiary protection holders and refugees, shows updated AIDA Report

23rd May 2014 | News

23 May 2014 The updated AIDA Report on Italy, compiled by ECRE member organisation, Italian Council for Refugee (CIR), highlights a number of changes regarding the treatment of unaccompanied children and the alignment of the rights for refugees and beneficiaries of...

ECRE is recruiting for an 11-month legal internship

16th May 2014 | News

16 May 2014 ECRE is offering an 11-month legal internship, starting preferably in September 2014. The purpose of this position is to assist ECRE in undertaking effective advocacy work by supporting the Senior Legal Officer in gathering of information and the...

Frontex: Most people attempting to enter the EU irregularly are Syrians

16th May 2014 | News

16 May 2014 Most people detected trying to cross irregularly an EU border in 2013 were Syrian nationals, according to the latest report by the EU border agency Frontex. 25,500 Syrians were detected trying to enter the EU irregularly, accounting for almost a quarter of...

New AIDA Report: The Netherlands establishes criteria for detention of asylum seekers awaiting return to another Member State under the Dublin procedure

16th May 2014 | News

16 May 2014 A new AIDA report by the Dutch Council for Refugees on the asylum procedure, detention and reception conditions in the Netherlands has been published this week. The update explains the new Dutch criteria for detaining asylum seekers pending their removal...

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