4 April 2014 The European Migration Network (EMN) has published a report on the identification of victims of trafficking in human beings in international protection and forced return procedures in Europe. While acknowledging the potential of EU law in providing a...
4 April 2014 A report published by the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) recommends reforms to the way Member States treat migrants in an irregular situation and persons who assist them. According to FRA, the EU Facilitation Directive, which requires Member States...
4 April 2014 Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, has published a report on his visit to Denmark in November 2013 which states that “considerations related to migration control have primacy over the best interests of the child in actions...
4 April 2014 The European Commission adopted yesterday a Communication to provide guidance to Member States on how to apply the Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification. The Communication adresses a number of issues that were raised by civil society...
4 April 2014 UNHCR and aditus Foundation have published a report on integration in Malta from the perspective of refugees and service providers in the public sector. The study is based on findings from both house visits with 150 refugees, residing in local...
28 March 2014 Based on reports of frequent torture of detainees suspected of belonging to armed groups operating in the North Caucasus, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) this week ruled that, despite diplomatic assurances to the contrary, the extradition of a...
28 March 2014 A course on ‘credibility assessment in asylum claims’, organised by the European Legal Network on Asylum (ELENA), Hungarian Helsinki Committee and ECRE, will take place in Madrid on 5-7 May 2014. The course is aimed at NGO legal practitioners, lawyers,...
28 March 2014 A new report by the European Network against Racism (ENAR) shows that third-country nationals, Muslims (especially women), Roma, Black people and women with a minority or a migrant background are more likely to experience discrimination in employment...
28 March 2014 Syria is now the main country of origin of asylum seekers in the 44 industrialised countries addressed in UNHCR’s Asylum Trends 2013 report. Around 56,400 Syrians sought protection in these 44 states in 2013, which is more than double the number of...
28 March 2014 The European Commission (EC) has adopted today a Communication on the EU Return Policy, highlighting the need for better practical implementation of the EU Return Directive and return policies in general. The Commission argues that the Return Directive...
