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UNHCR Agrees with Rwanda on Transit Evacuation Mechanism for Refugees Detained in Libya

13th September 2019 | News

On 10 September 2019, UNHCR announced the launch of a transit mechanism for evacuating refugees and migrants stuck in detention centres in Libya to Rwanda. The evacuation programme is the outcome of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the UN Agency, the...

France: Report Documents Continued Denial of Rights to Migrant Children

5th September 2019 | News

The Human Rights Watch (HWR) report “Subject to Whim: The Treatment of Unaccompanied Migrant Children in the French Hautes-Alpes” finds that France continues its practices of flawed age assessment procedures and summary returns of unaccompanied children at the border...

MED: Silver Lining Looms on the Horizon while NGOs Endure Salvini’s ‘Final Blow’

5th September 2019 | News

Amid rescues by a ferry and the Spanish coast guard, one NGO rescue vessel is still stranded at sea. Two were allowed to disembark in Italy but fear heavy fines and persecution for breaching decrees passed by outgoing interior minister Matteo Salvini. However, new...

Weekly Editorial: A Fork in the Road

30th August 2019 | News

There are changes aplenty in the EU political scene this year, some confirmed, some under negotiation. A new European Parliament and new governments in 10 Member States, meaning new players (and new games) in the Council. A common theme is the removal of the far right...

Deaths and Standoffs on the Med Reinforce Calls for State-led SAR

30th August 2019 | News

At least 40 people drown amid further rescues and stand-offs on the Med. A month before the mandate of operation Sophia is up for renewal UNHCR calls for an EU member state-led SAR mission. On Wednesday, 28 August, 40 people are estimated to have drowned off the...