European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on July 19, 2024 - 15:39 GMT

ITALY: NGO Condemns Abuse of Migration-related Detention and ‘Punitive Conditions’ in Detention Centres ― Another Search and ...

Amnesty International has issued a statement in which it denounces the abuse of migration-related detention and conditions in detention centres that it claims deprive people of liberty and dignity. The NGO search and rescue ship the MV Louise Michel has …

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Published on July 19, 2024 - 15:39 GMT

MEDITERRANEAN: New Joint Report Highlights Extreme Violence on Land Routes Towards Africa’s Mediterranean Coast ― NGO Appeals to ...

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration and the Mixed Migration Centre have published a new joint report in which they highlight the extreme violence directed against people moving along land routes towards …

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Published on July 19, 2024 - 15:39 GMT

AIDA Country Report on Hungary – 2023 Update

The updated AIDA Country Report on Hungary 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 …

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Published on July 19, 2024 - 15:38 GMT

EDITORIAL: EU changing of the guard: Winter (may be) coming

By Catherine Woollard This week, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected as President of the European Commission, following a strong showing by the EPP in the European Parliament elections last month. This completes the first and most important stages in the …

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Published on July 19, 2024 - 07:15 GMT

ECRE Legal Note: The Guarantees of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in Respect of Legal Counselling, Assistance and ...

17th July 2024 | News ECRE has published a legal note analysing the right to legal aid and legal counselling for asylum applicants under the new Asylum Procedures Regulation (APR). The analysis focuses on the relevant EU law standards, particularly Article …

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Published on July 12, 2024 - 14:11 GMT

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: NGOs Urge EU to Stop Outsourcing Asylum ― UN Highlights Largescale Abuse of Migrants in Libya and Reports ...

Almost 100 NGOs have published a joint statement in which they have urged the EU and its member states to safeguard the right to territorial asylum in Europe. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned UN member states about the scale …

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Published on July 12, 2024 - 14:02 GMT

BALKAN ROUTE: Bulgaria Pressures Frontex to Ignore Abuse to Experience ‘How Border Guarding Works’ ― Hungary Will Not Pay ‘...

Internal documents from the European Union Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) indicate that Bulgaria pressured Frontex officers into ignoring migrants’ rights abuses in exchange for experiencing “how border guarding works” in practice. Hungary has …

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Published on July 12, 2024 - 06:47 GMT

ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: 89 Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania ― Spain’s Main Opposition Proposes Military Deployment for ...

At least 89 migrants have died after their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania. The spokesperson for Spain’s main opposition party has suggested that the Spanish government should use all the means at its disposal, including the deployment of …

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Published on July 12, 2024 - 00:28 GMT

ECRE-PICUM Study: Beyond Walls and Fences – EU Funding Used for a Complex and Digitalised Border Surveillance System

ECRE and the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) have published a joint study in which they have analysed the use of the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) by EU member states (MS). The study finds that EU …

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Published on July 11, 2024 - 08:25 GMT

AIDA Country Report on Croatia – 2023 Update

The updated AIDA Country Report on Croatia 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 …

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Published on July 10, 2024 - 18:05 GMT

AIDA Country Report on Portugal – 2023 Update

The updated AIDA Country Report on Portugal 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 …

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Published on July 9, 2024 - 11:25 GMT

AIDA Country Report on Italy – 2023 Update

The updated AIDA Country Report on Italy 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 …

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Published on July 9, 2024 - 09:55 GMT

AIDA Country Report on Switzerland – 2023 Update

The updated AIDA Country Report on Switzerland 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 …

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Published on June 28, 2024 - 13:58 GMT

MEDITERRANEAN: UN Offers Condolences for Victims of Migrant Shipwrecks in Ionian Sea ― Cyprus Rejects “Buffer Zone Migrants” Amid ...

The International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have issued a joint statement in which they offered condolences for the victims of two recent migrant shipwrecks in the …

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Published on June 28, 2024 - 00:53 GMT

EU EASTERN BORDERS: Finland’s Controversial Migration Law Moves Closer to Adoption Amid Civil Society and United Nations Concerns ―...

Finland’s emergency migration law has moved a step closer to adoption following its approval by a parliamentary committee on 18 June. The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has fined Hungary € 200 million for failing to comply with a December 2020 judgement …

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Published on June 28, 2024 - 00:53 GMT

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: EU Denies Complicity in Dumping Black Migrants in North African Desert ― Human Rights Organisations Call for ...

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 …

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Published on June 25, 2024 - 17:20 GMT

AIDA Country Report on Greece – 2023 Update

The updated AIDA Country Report on Greece 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 …

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Published on June 25, 2024 - 10:06 GMT

AIDA Country Report on Austria – 2023 Update

The updated AIDA Country Report on Austria 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 …

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Published on June 15, 2024 - 20:14 GMT

Launch Event – Beyond walls and fences: EU funding used for a complex and digitalised border surveillance system

15th June 2024 | News ‘Beyond walls and fences: EU funding used for a complex and digitalised border surveillance system‘ is a new study on EU member states’ (EU MS) use of the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI). It is based on analysis of 24 …

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Published on June 14, 2024 - 23:01 GMT

Op-ed: The EU is stretching the limits of the Temporary Protection Directive beyond 2025, but is it enough?

By Viktoryia Vaitovich Following the unprecedented EU response to the displacement from Ukraine with the triggering of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) for the first time in March 2022, the generally very positive approach to a refugee crisis has …

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