EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: EU Denies Complicity in Dumping Black Migrants in North African Desert ― Human Rights Organisations Call for Human Rights Benchmarks for Egypt Amid Reports of Forced Returns of Sudanese Refugees ― Video Reveals More Abuse of Migrants by Libyan Coast Guard ― Leaked UN Briefing Reveals Details of Tunisian Role in Torture and Killing of Migrants in Libya ― Moroccan and Spanish Authorities Reportedly ‘Involved’ in Melilla Tragedy

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: EU Denies Complicity in Dumping Black Migrants in North African Desert ― Human Rights Organisations Call for Human Rights Benchmarks for Egypt Amid Reports of Forced Returns of Sudanese Refugees ― Video Reveals More Abuse of Migrants by Libyan Coast Guard ― Leaked UN Briefing Reveals Details of Tunisian Role in Torture and Killing of Migrants in Libya ― Moroccan and Spanish Authorities Reportedly ‘Involved’ in Melilla Tragedy

The European Commissioner for Home Affairs has denied being aware of human rights abuses and so-called “desert dumps” carried out in the EU’s migration partner countries in North Africa. Human rights organisations have written to the European Commission President to...
AIDA Country Report on Slovenia – 2023 Update

AIDA Country Report on Slovenia – 2023 Update

The updated AIDA Country Report on Slovenia provides a detailed overview of legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2023. It also includes an annex...
EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: EU Denies Complicity in Dumping Black Migrants in North African Desert ― Human Rights Organisations Call for Human Rights Benchmarks for Egypt Amid Reports of Forced Returns of Sudanese Refugees ― Video Reveals More Abuse of Migrants by Libyan Coast Guard ― Leaked UN Briefing Reveals Details of Tunisian Role in Torture and Killing of Migrants in Libya ― Moroccan and Spanish Authorities Reportedly ‘Involved’ in Melilla Tragedy

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Investigative Journalists Accuse EU of Complicity in Migrant ‘Dumping’ in North African Countries ― EU Commissioner says Migration Deals Need to be ‘Revised’ ― UN Urges Tunisia to Stop Harassing Migrants and NGOs ― Another Anti-migrant Protest Takes Place in Tunisia ― Tunisia Negotiating ‘Voluntary’ Migrant Return Deals With Other African Countries

An investigation led by Lighthouse Reports has claimed that EU funding was used in operations to ‘dump’ migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa in the desert and other remote areas in Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, and that the EU was aware of them. The European...
Italy: New Reports Highlight Violations of Basic Refugee Rights Including Detention of Minors ― Prime Minister Signs Three Agreements with Tunisia to Curb Migration as EU Ombudsman Launches Inquiry Into EU-Tunisia Deal ― New Plans for Migrant Workers Launched to Fill Labour Shortages ― Interior Minister Vows to Increase Number of Repatriation Centres ― All Charges Against Iuventa Crew Dropped

Italy: New Reports Highlight Violations of Basic Refugee Rights Including Detention of Minors ― Prime Minister Signs Three Agreements with Tunisia to Curb Migration as EU Ombudsman Launches Inquiry Into EU-Tunisia Deal ― New Plans for Migrant Workers Launched to Fill Labour Shortages ― Interior Minister Vows to Increase Number of Repatriation Centres ― All Charges Against Iuventa Crew Dropped

The digital system launched in 2023 has shifted the barriers to accessing the asylum procedure and made them less visible to the public, according to a new report by the International Rescue Committee. Following the Prime Minister’s fourth visit of the year to...
UK: Rwanda Bill Approaches Finishing Line as Implementation Obstacles Continue to Grow ― Government Looking to Negotiate Migration Deals with Other Countries ― NGOs Planning ‘People’s Inquiry’ to Campaign for Closure of Accommodation Barge ― Asylum Seekers Moved Off Largest Accommodation Site Due to Safety Risks ― Dozens of Home Office Staff Under Criminal Investigation

UK: Rwanda Bill Approaches Finishing Line as Implementation Obstacles Continue to Grow ― Government Looking to Negotiate Migration Deals with Other Countries ― NGOs Planning ‘People’s Inquiry’ to Campaign for Closure of Accommodation Barge ― Asylum Seekers Moved Off Largest Accommodation Site Due to Safety Risks ― Dozens of Home Office Staff Under Criminal Investigation

After another week of ‘parliamentary ping-pong’, the final vote on the Rwanda bill is expected to take place within days but issues relating to legal challenges, airlines and housing continue to jeopardise the eventual implementation of the scheme. Despite the ongoing...