ECRE Interview with Azzam, 23-year old Syrian refugee living in Belgium
Azzam’s younger brother transited Greece when fleeing Syria. The Belgian authorities examined his application and granted him asylum. Azzam’s older brother arrived in Belgium after traveling through Italy. They still don’t know if they will be allowed to stay together...UN Committee against Torture criticises Belgium’s detention of asylum seekers in ‘Dublin’ procedures
In its Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Belgium published this week, the Committee Against Torture (CAT) acknowledged Belgium’s efforts to improve the situation for asylum seekers and refugees since the last report, but expressed concern regarding the...Rights groups reaffirm opposition to the use of list of ‘Safe Countries of Origin’ in Belgium
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...