The fifth conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region took place on 30 March, shortly after the 10th anniversary to the peaceful democratic uprisings in 2011. It was co-chaired today by the European Union and the United Nations and is the ninth...
A Border Criminologies blog post reiterates the violent pushbacks from Greece to Turkey as well as abuse of migrants on both sides of the Greek Turkish border. While the Reception and Identification Centre VIAL on Chios under gradual closure is in a deplorable state,...
On 20 March the prosecutor’s office in Palermo formally called for the trial of former interior minister Matteo Salvini for kidnapping over his decision to prevent the disembarkation of more than 100 people on board the Open Arms NGO vessel in 2019. On 21 March the...
More than 100 people who left West African shores are currently in distress and searched by the Spanish coast guard, Salvamento Marítimo. A two-year-old child did not recover from her perilous journey to the Canary Islands and died on Sunday after days in intensive...
The Home Office has presented details of its plan to overhaul the UK asylum system, raising concerns among human rights advocates and posing practical challenges. On 24 March, the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel presented to parliament a New Plan for Immigration which...
The updated AIDA country report on Spain reveals that the Spanish asylum system continues to be marked by serious deficiencies as a result of the increase of arrivals, the lack of capacity and resources and the impact of COVID-19, putting the fundamental rights of...
The updated AIDA Country Report on the United Kingdom provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2020. During 2020 the...
Interview with Petra Baeyens, ECRE Senior Legal Officer – Asylum in Europe ECRE is an alliance of 107 NGOs across 40 European countries and its diverse membership ranges from large INGOs with global presence to small organisations of dedicated activists....
Five years after publication of the EU-Turkey statement, ECRE maintains its position that the Deal that lies behind it was unethical, illegal and unnecessary. There were alternatives at the time, such as rapid installation of a temporary protection regime, expanded...
The updated AIDA country report on France documents the most recent developments in the French asylum system, i.e. legislative and practice-related changes in the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention and content of international protection. It...
