A report published by the European Commission shows an 18% increase in the amount of victims of human trafficking in the EU between 2008 and 2010. Whilst the number of victims has increased, convictions of traffickers have decreased by 13% over the same period. Most...
In a new report on Greece, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Nils Muižnieks, has urged the Greek government to use the full force of the national and international legislation available to combat racism and hate crime, which continue to...
On Wednesday, UNHCR presented its protection considerations and recommendations regarding Syrians in Greece. UNHCR calls on the Greek authorities to facilitate access to the territory for Syrians as well as unhindered access to asylum procedures. Furthermore, UNHCR’s...
On April 12, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation establishing rules for border surveillance in the context of joint operations at sea coordinated by the EU Borders Agency, Frontex. This instrument aims at replacing Council Decision...
Last Saturday, April 6, the UK introduced a statelessness determination procedure. From now on, people unable to leave the UK and return to another country and considering themselves to be stateless can apply for leave to remain as a stateless person. The procedure...
The new Turkish Law on Foreigners and International Protection has been welcomed by NGOs, UNHCR and the European Commission. Oktay Durukan of ECRE member organisation in Turkey, the Helsinki Citizen’s Assembly (HCA), told the ECRE Weekly Bulletin that the new law...
This week the ‘second generation’ Schengen Information System (SIS II) entered into operation. The new system, which will be one of the largest IT systems of its kind worldwide, includes a new system of ‘alerts’ issued in order to identify persons who are not entitled...
