The Meijers Committee has asked the European Parliament to amend the Commission proposal for a Regulation establishing rules for border surveillance in the context of joint operations at sea coordinated by the EU Borders Agency Frontex. The Meijers Committee...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the Returns Directive, which allows for the detention of migrants awaiting return for up to 18 months, does not apply to asylum seekers while their applications are being processed. However, the...
The systematic use of detention of irregular migrants and asylum seekers has come to be viewed as legitimate across the EU, despite EU legislation stipulating that detention only be used as a last resort, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, François...
The reported number of Syrian refugees crossing the border into Jordan has dropped from 2,000 a day to fewer than 10 a day, according to Panos Moumtzis, Syria Regional Refugee Coordinator for the UNHCR. UNHCR representative to Jordan Andrew Harper added that “It is...
The European Union implements border control measures that put the lives of migrants and asylum seekers at risk and fails to guarantees the safety of those fleeing conflict and persecution, Amnesty International said this week as it launched its annual assessment of...
On 15 May, the Belgian government published a Royal Decree establishing its unchanged list of ‘Safe Countries of Origin’ of asylum seekers, which includes Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, FYROM and India. Asylum seekers originating from...
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...
