Many young Europeans take the freedom to travel through much of the Union without having to pass border checks for granted. With the reintroduction of “temporary” border controls, this privilege may be coming to an end.
An EU directive forces refugees to resort to irregular migration channels to arrive in the EU, entrusting their lives to rubber dinghies and paying vast sums of money to smugglers.
The Dutch government has suspended negotiations with the US about pre-departure border and customs controls at Schiphol Airport. The plan would save travelers time, because the customs controls could be carried out in...
The Dutch House of Representatives has expressed support for a more humane European asylum policy, and in so doing has scrapped the plan of right-wing ruling party VVD to abolish the European asylum policy and close the European borders once and for all.
Rights International Spain has issued a report to the United Nations Committee against Torture, so that it may be taken into account in its review of the Spanish state at the end of this month. Among other issues, the...
After the radical Islamist attacks in Paris, the European Union is going to up its fight against terrorism. The heads of state and government leaders particularly want to strengthen and modernize the external borders...
After a new video showing police violence and illegal deportations at the Melilla border was released, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks said that this was "another disturbing...
The judge who opened the investigation into police brutality along Melilla border fence has decided to prosecute the commander in chief of the Civil Guard in Melilla for the crime of breach of trust. The commander...
Activists belonging to different Spanish organizations conducted a field visit to Melilla, where Spain borders Morocco, to document the human rights violations that are being committed by immigration authorities on...
