IRELAND: Hearing in appeal against judgment over asylum accommodation case ― Watchdog exposes failings in state-run asylum accommodation centres ― Record number of deaths of people seeking asylum in Ireland in 2024 ― Potential cuts to support for Ukrainian refugee hosts

IRELAND: Hearing in appeal against judgment over asylum accommodation case ― Watchdog exposes failings in state-run asylum accommodation centres ― Record number of deaths of people seeking asylum in Ireland in 2024 ― Potential cuts to support for Ukrainian refugee hosts

13th March 2025 | News

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has defended an appeal by the state against a High Court judgment relating to the provision of asylum accommodation. A new report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has revealed serious issues in...
ITALY: Opening of Cutro shipwreck trial ― Court orders Italy to pay compensation to people held on coastguard vessel ― Journalists’ union launches legal action against government over spyware hacking ― NGOs condemn ‘illegitimate’ detention centres in Albania

ITALY: Opening of Cutro shipwreck trial ― Court orders Italy to pay compensation to people held on coastguard vessel ― Journalists’ union launches legal action against government over spyware hacking ― NGOs condemn ‘illegitimate’ detention centres in Albania

13th March 2025 | News

A criminal trial related to the Cutro shipwreck has opened in Crotone. Italy has been ordered to pay compensation to a group of people who were prevented from disembarking from an Italian coastguard ship. The Italian National Press Federation (FNSI) has launched legal...
ECRE Comments Paper: Schengen Borders Code

ECRE Comments Paper: Schengen Borders Code

10th March 2025 | News

ECRE has published a comments paper on the Regulation amending the Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders, commonly known as the Schengen Borders Code (SBC). This comments paper includes ECRE’s analysis of the changes that were...
GERMANY: Federal election 2025

GERMANY: Federal election 2025

27th February 2025 | News

The federal election which took place on 23 February saw a record voter turnout. 82.5% of the 59.2 million eligible voters participated to elect the 630 members of the Bundestag (federal parliament). This represented the highest turnout since 1987 (i.e. prior to...
UKRAINE: Third anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion

UKRAINE: Third anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion

27th February 2025 | News

On 24 February, EU leaders gathered in Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The presidents of the European Commission (EC) and the European Council (EUCO) joined heads of state and government from various EU member states and...
EU EASTERN BORDERS: NGO report highlights ‘systematic’ pushbacks at EU borders ― European court hears landmark pushback cases against Poland, Latvia and Lithuania ― NGO denounces deadly effects of ‘militarisation’ on Poland-Belarus border; urges parliament to reject ‘unconscionable’ asylum law ― Polish Prime Minister reaffirms opposition to EU Pact ― Five people on trial for providing humanitarian aid at Poland-Belarus border

EU EASTERN BORDERS: NGO report highlights ‘systematic’ pushbacks at EU borders ― European court hears landmark pushback cases against Poland, Latvia and Lithuania ― NGO denounces deadly effects of ‘militarisation’ on Poland-Belarus border; urges parliament to reject ‘unconscionable’ asylum law ― Polish Prime Minister reaffirms opposition to EU Pact ― Five people on trial for providing humanitarian aid at Poland-Belarus border

20th February 2025 | News

A recent NGO report has revealed that over 120,000 pushbacks were recorded at the EU’s borders in 2024, including almost 20,000 at the eastern borders. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has begun a landmark series of hearings against Poland, Latvia and...
CYPRUS: Government accused of coercing Syrians into ‘voluntary’ returns ― Trial of prominent human rights defender postponed for fourth time ― Hundreds of Syrians reportedly withdrawing asylum applications ― Call for end to freeze on Syrians’ asylum applications

CYPRUS: Government accused of coercing Syrians into ‘voluntary’ returns ― Trial of prominent human rights defender postponed for fourth time ― Hundreds of Syrians reportedly withdrawing asylum applications ― Call for end to freeze on Syrians’ asylum applications

20th February 2025 | News

The government has been accused of coercing Syrians into “voluntary” returns. The trial of a prominent human rights defender who has been accused of assaulting a guard in a reception centre has been postponed for the fourth time. Hundreds of Syrians have reportedly...
UK: Refugees to be prevented from ever receiving citizenship ― Home Office releases controversial deportation video ― Record number of deaths in asylum accommodation in 2024 ― Confirmation of blanket rejection of asylum claims from Afghan special forces

UK: Refugees to be prevented from ever receiving citizenship ― Home Office releases controversial deportation video ― Record number of deaths in asylum accommodation in 2024 ― Confirmation of blanket rejection of asylum claims from Afghan special forces

20th February 2025 | News

The Home Office (Ministry of the Interior) has introduced a new measure which will make it almost impossible for people who arrive in the UK irregularly to ever receive British citizenship. The Home Office has released a video showing people being deported from the...
GREECE: Council of Europe calls for accountability for human rights violations against people seeking asylum ― Greek Ombudsman recommends disciplinary action over Pylos shipwreck ― NGO report reveals serious concerns about rule of law ― Court acquits Palestinian refugee on trial for people smuggling ― ECtHR grants request for urgent action to address ‘horrific’ living conditions in Samos centre

GREECE: Council of Europe calls for accountability for human rights violations against people seeking asylum ― Greek Ombudsman recommends disciplinary action over Pylos shipwreck ― NGO report reveals serious concerns about rule of law ― Court acquits Palestinian refugee on trial for people smuggling ― ECtHR grants request for urgent action to address ‘horrific’ living conditions in Samos centre

13th February 2025 | News

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has called for accountability for human rights violations committed against people seeking asylum in Greece. The Greek Ombudsman has recommended disciplinary action for eight coastguard officers in relation to the...