The Croatian asylum system is stretched to the limit of its capacity, according to a new report by the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe, which raises concerns that with EU accession, the number of asylum seekers that the country receives is likely to continue to...
Academics, UNICEF, UNHCR and the Danish Refugee Council participated in a workshop to discuss the European Return Platform for Unaccompanied Minors (ERPUM), which focuses on the return of unaccompanied children to Afghanistan and, to a lesser extent, Iraq. The...
A readmission agreement in the works between the European Union and Turkey risks failing to respect the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, according to a policy brief by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN). EMHRN says that the agreement, which...
In 2012, Spain received 2.580 asylum applications, the lowest figure since asylum applications started to be registered in 1988, the Spanish Commission for Refugees (CEAR) shows in a new report. In the same year, only 220 persons were recognised as refugees and 289...
A new report published by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC), UNHCR’s Regional Representation, and the Hungarian National Police Headquarters shows that the number of unaccompanied children intercepted at Hungarian borders increased substantially throughout 2012,...
A new report by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) illustrates that Member States are dragging their feet in the implementation of some of the protective provisions of the Returns Directive such as the monitoring of returns and the need to provide alternatives to...
On the eve of World Refugee Day (20 June), UNHCR published its report on global trends in displacement in 2012. According to the report, in 2012, approximately 23,000 people were forced to flee their homes every single day. 2012 saw the highest number of people in 18...
The European Commission published its 4th Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum providing a statistical and political overview of 2012. In 2012 there was a 10% increase in the number of asylum applications in the EU, with Syrians making up 7% of the total number of...
The EU End FGM campaign will be running a free-of-charge e-learning tool on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at the Amnesty International EU Office in Brussels on Thursday 27 June from 12.00 to 14.00. The session will give information and practical advice aimed at...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) have launched their Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration. The publication is intended for lawyers, judges, prosecutors, border guards, immigration...
