Irish Refugee Council is recruiting a Legal Officer to join its Law Centre team

30th May 2014 | Vacancies

30 May 2014 The Irish Refugee Council (IRC) is recruiting a Legal Officer to assist solicitors in the provision of its Law Centre’s Early Legal Representation service, as well as contribute to legal research and policy work. The post is a one-year contract commencing...

Serbia must improve treatment of asylum seekers, refugees and IDPs before it can join the EU, says NGO coalition

30th May 2014 | News

30 May 2014 Serbia’s asylum system and living conditions for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) must be improved before it can join the EU, according to a report by a coalition of Serbian NGOs called ‘prEUgovor’, which includes ECRE Member Grupa 484. The...

Pro Asyl: Asylum seekers should not be sent back to Bulgaria in light of new evidence of severe ill-treatment of Syrians

30th May 2014 | News

30 May 2014 New statements of Syrian asylum seekers obtained by ECRE member Pro Asyl document their severe degrading and inhuman treatment while in Bulgaria. This new evidence has prompted the German NGO to call on Germany not to send any asylum seekers to Bulgaria...

20 June 2014, Brussels: Caritas conference on the situation of Syria’s refugees

30th May 2014 | News

20 May 2014 A conference on the situation of refugees fleeing Syria organised by Caritas International, in collaboration with ECRE and in the framework of the #HelpSyriasRefugees campaign, will take place in Brussels on 20 June, World Refugee Day. Speakers from...

The EU must take determined action to prevent migrants losing their lives in an attempt to reach Europe, says European Commission

23rd May 2014 | News

23 May 2014 The European Commission has published its fifth Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum providing an overview of migration in the EU in 2013. Recalling the tragic events that took place off the Italian island of Lampedusa on 3 October 2013, in which more...

Refugees from Syria face agonizing choices in a bid to access healthcare in Lebanon, Amnesty International states

23rd May 2014 | News

23 May 2014 A  report by Amnesty International, published this week, shows that many refugees from Syria in Lebanon are unable to access crucial medical care. Amnesty stresses that many people, including those requiring emergency treatment, are either left untreated,...

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....