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Refugees freeze to death on their way to safety

12th February 2016 | News

12 February 2016 Refugees are dying everyday while trying to reach Europe by boat. According to UNHCR, over 400 people lost their lives while undertaking these dangerous journeys since the beginning of the year. However, refugees also loose their lives fleeing by land...

Human Rights Watch World Report 2016: European ‘Politics of fear’ has led to rollback of rights

5th February 2016 | News

5 February 2016 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has published its World Report 2016, which reviews the state of human rights in over 90 countries worldwide, covering events from the end of 2014 to November 2015. The introductory essay is written by HRWs executive director,...

Asylum seekers stranded at Greek-FYROM border with limited assistance

4th December 2015 | News

4 December 2015 Since 18 November, authorities in the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have prevented asylum seekers from certain nationalities (excluding Iraqis, Syrians and Afghans) from crossing the Greek-FYROM border. This arbitrary triage leaves,...

AIDA update Hungary: new asylum legislation contravenes EU rules

3rd December 2015 | News

3 December 2015 The updated AIDA report on Hungary documents how the country’s asylum system was overhauled over the summer of 2015 through a series of legislative reforms. Hungary adopted a list of ‘safe countries of origin’ and ‘safe third countries’, designating...

Western Balkans: refugees stranded at borders face discrimination with no access to asylum

27th November 2015 | News

27 November 2015 Since 18 November, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia simultaneously prevented all refugees from entering the country, with the exception of Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis. Thousands of refugees were refused access to international protection, in...

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