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Bulgaria accused of putting asylum seekers at risk by providing information on Syrians to Syrian embassy

31st October 2013 | News

The Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC), member of ECRE, has accused the Bulgarian Interior Ministry of providing the Syrian embassy with biometric information about Syrians, such as fingerprints. In an open letter to Interior Minister, Tsvetlin Yovchev, BHC stresses...

7 November, Brussels: Refugees systematically pushed back at the Greek / Turkish border – Pro Asyl report

31st October 2013 | News

On Thursday 7 November 2013, ECRE Member Pro Asyl will publish a report entitled Pushed Back: Systematic Human Rights Violations against Refugees in the Aegean Sea and at the Greek-Turkish land border. The research contained in the report is based on interviews with...

Last chance to register for the Advanced ELENA Course: Dublin, 6-8 December

31st October 2013 | News

The deadline for registrations for the Advanced Elena Course on Refugee Protection and the Dublin system: Can they ever be compatible? has been extended until Thursday 7 November. Interested participants should register as soon as possible to avail of the last few...

UNHCR urges against forced returns of persons fleeing violence in Northeast Nigeria

31st October 2013 | News

Violence in Northeast region of Nigeria has prompted the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) to warn states against forcibly returning migrants.   In recent months, approximately 10,000 Nigerians have crossed into neighbouring countries, Cameroon, Chad and Niger, with an...

Interview with Hugh Fenton, Director of the Danish Refugee Council Middle East and North Africa Office

31st October 2013 | News

Hugh Fenton in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan ©DRC “Many countries have closed their borders to Palestinian refugees fleeing Syria – they are very much caught in the conflict” The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is providing humanitarian aid to half a million...

One million human trafficking victims are used as slave workers across Europe

28th October 2013 | News

A report by the Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering of the European Parliament (CRIM), adopted this week, reveals that there are currently about one million human trafficking victims used as slave labourers across Europe generating an...

EU Heads of State and European Parliament discuss migration and asylum in the wake of Lampedusa tragedy

28th October 2013 | News

EU Heads of State and Government met today in Brussels to discuss migration and asylum policies in the aftermath of the latest tragedies in the Mediterranean that left at least 360 migrants dead. In its conclusions, the European Council underlined the importance of...

New manual to improve the assessment of credibility in EU asylum procedures

21st October 2013 | News

ECRE member Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) has published a training manual on ‘Credibility Assessment in Asylum Procedures’ designed to meet the needs of asylum decision-makers and other asylum professionals. The manual aims at offering a creative and...

ECRI urges Malta to provide for alternatives to detention for migrants and asylum seekers

21st October 2013 | News

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has published its fourth report on Malta. ECRI notes that since the publication of the last report in 2008, efforts have been made to improve the asylum determination procedure and that now subsidiary...

EASO to provide support to Bulgaria on asylum procedures and reception

21st October 2013 | News

Following an agreement signed on 17 October, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) will provide support to Bulgaria until September 2014 on a number of priority areas identified by both parties. The Operating Plan foresees the support and deployment of Joint...
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