UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants calls pushbacks “de facto general policy in many States” and warns against state “attempts to dismiss or cover up” wrongdoing. Meanwhile, EU member states continue to apply doubtful tactics. On 10 June, UN Special...
The controversial trial against the Iuventa crew and other NGO workers has been suspended by a judge due to procedural errors by the prosecution. Matteo Salvini is charged with aggravated defamation against Carola Rackete, the former captain on Sea-Watch 3. Despite...
The Interior ministers from Italy, Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Spain (Med5) fear potential increase of arrivals due to hunger sparked by food crisis and urges the European Union for “adequate mechanism of distributing migrants” rejecting solidarity can be voluntary....
ECRE views the EU’s approach to the Ukraine displacement crisis, including the decision to activate the TPD, as very positive, notwithstanding the serious implementation challenges and differing responses in the Member States. While it may seem too early to extract...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has recorded 600 people dead or missing on the central Mediterranean route in 2022 as of 28 May. Civilian search and rescue operators continue to save lives. Malta continues strategy of ignoring distress calls as the...