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Death and summary returns at Europe’s doorstep: NGOs call on the European Commission to investigate border practices in Ceuta and Melilla

18th February 2014 | News

14 February 2014 Jorge Fernández Díaz, Spanish Minister of Interior addressed yesterday the Parliament regarding the death of at least 12 people and the alleged summary return of 23 people from Ceuta last week. These people were part of a larger group of reportedly...

At least 13 people die in an attempt to enter Spain – Migrants accuse Guardia Civil of using rubber bullets and tear gas against them

7th February 2014 | News

7 February 2014 13 sub-Saharan migrants died on Thursday while trying to cross into the Spanish city of Ceuta on the North-African coast from a beach in neighbouring Morocco. Several migrants said Spanish Guardia Civil (Spanish policing authorities)shot rubber bullets...

ECRE Interview with Melissa Phillips – Danish Refugee Council Libya

22nd November 2013 | News

Melissa Phillips at a detention centre for migrants, Libya ©Danish Refugee Council “There needs to be some resettlement opportunities for refugees in Libya, because until such time they will continue to get on boats, as their only chance of finding permanent...

CEAR: Spain records lowest number of asylum applications ever

21st June 2013 | News

In 2012, Spain received 2.580 asylum applications, the lowest figure since asylum applications started to be registered in 1988, the Spanish Commission for Refugees (CEAR) shows in a new report. In the same year, only 220 persons were recognised as refugees and 289...

JHA Council adopts recast Asylum Procedures and Reception Conditions Directives and the Dublin Regulation

7th June 2013 | News

EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers have voted to adopt three of the four remaining pieces of legislation making up the Common European Asylum System – the recast Asylum Procedures and Reception Conditions directives and the recast Dublin Regulation – at...

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