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Libya: migrants and refugees out by plane and in by boat

2nd March 2018 | News

The joint European Union (EU), African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) Task Force visited Tripoli last week welcoming progress made evacuating and returning migrants and refugees out of Libya. EU has announced three new programmes, for protecting migrants and...

Special Representative on Migration and Refugees calls for solidarity and respect for human rights in his first activity report

2nd March 2018 | News

The Council of Europe’s Special Representative on Migration and Refugees, Ambassador Tomáš Boček, has published his first activity report covering the period of his first mandate (February 2016 to January 2018). The report provides an overview of the Special...

Greek government disregards UNHCR reports of sexual violence in Greek island camps

23rd February 2018 | News

Earlier this month, UNHCR released a statement citing the heightened risk of sexual and gender-based violence to which refugee women and children are exposed, due to inadequate security and overcrowded conditions. The Greek government criticizes the methodology and...

AIDA 2017 Update: Challenging access and strict Dublin procedures in France and Switzerland*

23rd February 2018 | News

The updated AIDA reports on Switzerland and France document the latest developments on access to the territory for those in need of protection, the asylum procedure, the Dublin system, reception conditions, detention and content of protection. France registered...

European countries continue to have difficulties in identifying and protecting victims of human trafficking

8th February 2018 | News

Two recent reports, one by the OSCE and one by a group of civil society organizations lead by Forum Refugiés-Cosi on the TRACKS project, reveals gaps in the way national authorities identify and address the vulnerabilities of human trafficking victims. Trafficking...