Cases will need to be brought to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) within four months of the last decision obtained at national level, instead of six, pursuant to a new Protocol amending the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) that was adopted by the...
About 600 Afghan interpreters who worked with British forces in Afghanistan (about half of the total) will be eligible for asylum in the UK, the government announced this week. The government proposes to grant interpreters a five year residence permit -the standard...
The European Commission has released a new Communication entitled “Maximising the Development Impact of Migration” recommending ways in which migration and mobility can contribute to inclusive and economic social development and how to strengthen global cooperation in...
The sudden financial blow that Cyprus suffered two months ago is one story that successfully made international headlines; what has barely made it into the local news, however, is the toll the crisis has taken on asylum seekers and refugees, two of the most...
A study of the 27 Member States and Schengen associated countries conducted by Ramboll and EurAsylum for the European Commission has found that the rights accorded to migrants pending return varies significantly across Member States. The research entitled, ‘A study...
European law enforcement bodies and members of the judiciary must uphold the principle of non-punishment for victims of human trafficking who have committed crimes as a consequence of their trafficked situation, says a report by the Organisation for Security and...
Expressing deep concerns about the European Commission’s Smart Borders proposals for being neither proportionate, nor suitable to achieve the stated aims, taking into account the costs incurred to implement these systems and the limited degree of efficiency and...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has advised governments not to forcibly return people to the Central African Republic (CAR). The return advisory, issued on 25 April, stresses that given the current circumstances, many people fleeing CAR are likely to meet the 1951...
This week, the EU Border Agency Frontex released a report showing a 50% decrease in the number of people detected entering the EU irregularly in 2012, compared with the previous year. Only 73,000 persons were detected crossing irregularly into the EU, a record low...
In a resolution 1932 (2013) adopted this week, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has warned against “a dangerous mindset [that] still exists which views Frontex’ activities as being no more than those of member States, with responsibilities...
