The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has unanimously found Italy to be in violation of the prohibition of collective expulsions of aliens (Article 4 of Protocol 4 European Convention of Human Rights) as well as the prohibition of inhumane and degrading treatment...
Italy’s Minister of Interior Angelino Alfano announced yesterday (9 October) that the Italian operation Mare Nostrum that has saved more than 140,000 people since October 2013 will end and be replaced by the Frontex operation Triton. According to the Council...
The Italian Council for Refugees (CIR) and ECRE are organising a conference on access to the European territory and to asylum procedures for people fleeing war and persecution. The conference will take place in Brussels, at the Residence Palace on 28 October. To...
In its latest report, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe explores the experiences of refugees who after having crossed the Mediterranean had their asylum applications processed in Sicily. JRS Europe highlights that Italy’s first-level reception system (CARA...
One year after 366 refugees died off Lampedusa, refugees still have no other choice but to risk their lives in order to seek protection. NGOs across Europe, including ECRE, have criticised Europe’s inaction to prevent further loss of lives at sea and have called on EU...
