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...
09 May 2014 A report by Médecins du Monde (MdM) and the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) shows that many of the victims of racist violence in Greece who were at first willing to report the attacks to the authorities ended up withdrawing their case. Victims decided...
09 May 2014 ECRE’s deepest condolences go out to the family, friends and colleagues of Elena Ryabinina, the tireless Russian human rights defender, who died this week on 4 May, after a long illness. Elena had been working with refugees and migrants in Russia since...
30 April 2014 The new AIDA Report on the United Kingdom, compiled by the ECRE member organisation Asylum Aid, raises concerns about further cuts in legal aid for asylum seekers. These cuts are likely to impair asylum seeker’s ability to appeal negative decisions on...
30 April 2014 A report entitled “Greece: Frontier of hope and fear” published this week by Amnesty International contains new evidence of migrants and refugees being pushed back at the Greek-Turkish border. Amnesty International criticises Greece’s persistent denial...
30 April 2014 The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Spain violated the right to an effective remedy of 30 asylum seekers of Sahrawi origin who faced removal to Morocco before a thorough examination of their asylum application. It was only the...
30 April 2014 The Ministry of the Interior announced on 19 April that 1,000 refugees from Syria would be resettled to Austria, thereby bringing Austria’s resettlement commitment to 1,500 refugees. In August 2013, Austria pledged to accept 500 refugees from war-torn...
