On 7 October 2013, ECRE published the ECRE Information Note on the recast Qualification Directive (Directive 2011/95/EU), which identifies who is in need of international protection and the content of rights granted to beneficiaries of international protection. The...
On 9 October, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on measures to be taken by the EU and its Member States in response to the increasing numbers of Syrian refugees arriving on EU territory and seeking international protection. Highlighting the dangers...
The recent tragedies that took place in the Mediterranean over the past weeks, where more than 400 migrants lost their lives have led to some reactions from European authorities, namely the increase in surveillance of the EU’s external borders. European Commissioner...
In a meeting organised by the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH) and ECRE member CEAR, it was agreed that a network of Moroccan organisations will be created in order to protect the rights of sub-Saharan immigrants and refugees currently living in Morocco. Said...
Registration is now open for the Advanced Elena Course on Refugee Protection and the Dublin System: Can They Ever Be Compatible? The event will take place on 6 – 8 December 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. Please register by Monday 4 November 2013 to secure a place. The...
Member States of UNHCR’s Executive Committee (Excom) acknowledged this week the profound impact the Syrian crisis is having on refugee-hosting communities in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Egypt. They called on the international community to support refugee...
In its Position on the Detention of Asylum-Seekers in Malta published this week, UNHCR states that the Maltese practice of detaining, for the purposes of removal, all asylum seekers, who arrive on the territory in an irregular manner, is unlawful and arbitrary in...
On 26 September 2013, the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopted an Interim Resolution in response to the failure of Russia to implement reforms required by a set of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). All of the cases concern attempts...
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has published its work programme for 2014. EASO has set as a main priority to support Member States in implementing the new EU rules on asylum through training, practical cooperation activities, common Country of Origin...
Over 100 people have died and some 150 are missing after a boat which departed from Libya caught fire and sank just off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. The survivors said they set fire to a blanket to attract the attention of coast guards after the...
