Atlantic Route and Spain: 12 Lives Lost Daily During August, Three Weeks of Non-Stop Arrivals to the Canaries, Some Children in Ceuta to Receive Schooling and Transfers

17th September 2021 | News

The last fortnight has seen a near-non-stop series of shipwrecks and rescues off the Canary Islands, continuing a deadly period throughout August in which 12 lives were lost daily on the Atlantic route. 15 September marked at least 25 consecutive days of arrivals in...

#VoicesOfECRE: Interview with Mariale-Colette Meffire

10th September 2021 | News

Interview with Mariale-Colette Meffire, English Language Teacher and Female Activist with Mosaico: Azioni per Rifugiati, in Turin, Italy. ECRE is an alliance of 103 NGOs across 40 European countries, with a diverse membership ranging from large organisations with...

Greece: Council of Europe Concerned Over Crackdown on NGOs, Human Rights Monitoring a Precondition for Additional Funding, Pushbacks Continue, Afghan Refugees Stuck in Limbo

3rd September 2021 | News

Council of Europe urges the Greek parliament to reconsider legislative proposals that hinder “life-saving” work and human rights monitoring by NGOs. According to European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, the monitoring of human rights is a precondition...

Med: More than 20,000 People Intercepted and Returned to Libya in 2021 – Civilian Rescue Assets Released after Detention by Italian Authorities

27th August 2021 | News

According to new IOM figures, 22,419 people have been ‘pulled-back’ to Libya from the Mediterranean so far in 2021, compared with 11,891 in the whole of 2020. The civilian rescue vessel SEA-EYE 4 has been released after three months of detention by Sicilian...

OPEN CALL: National Expert in Germany – Asylum Information Database (AIDA)

17th August 2021 | News

The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) is a database managed by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), containing information on asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of international protection across 23 European countries: 19...