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ECtHR: Belgium Acted Illegally in Sudanese Deportation Case

Europe's human rights court has condemned Belgium for illegally returning a Sudanese national to his home country without assessing the risks of torture, and inhumane and degrading treatments. Belgium also violated his right to effective remedy.

Belgium , European Court of Human Rights , asylum seekeers
October 29, 2020 • Belgian League of Human Rights
Italy Starts Using Ships to Quarantine Resident Migrants who Test Positive for Covid-19

CILD learned that a Covid-positive Gambian man with an Italian residence permit had been transferred to a quarantine ship, with no prior notice. Dozens of similar cases of migrants being quarantined in this way soon emerged.

Italy , #humanrightsundercorona , centres for detention of migrants , refugees , asylum seekeers
October 16, 2020 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
Journalists Cannot be Barred from Hungarian Refugee Camps

The Hungarian state violated a journalist's rights by not letting him enter the territory of any of the country's refugee camps, affirmed the European Court of Human Rights. The journalist, Illés Szurovecz, was represented by HCLU in Strasbourg.

Hungary , ECtHR , asylum seekeers
October 09, 2019 • Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
​German Authorities to Be Challenged on Refugee Phone Searches

The Society for Civil Rights (GFF) is conducting a comprehensive study on the invasive search and inspection of asylum seekers' mobile phones by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).

Germany , mobile phone , asylum seekeers , immigration
August 08, 2019 • Society for Civil Rights
EU Commission Presents Plan B on Blocked Asylum Reform

With the so-called Dublin regulation of the European Union, the Commission has proposed temporary measures to "bridge" the deadlock between member states over the key asylum reform. EU states may now volunteer their...

migration , asylum seekeers , European Commission , reform
December 06, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Migrant Torture Prevention System in Hungary 'Ineffective'

Hungary's procedure to prevent ill-treatment is ineffective, a report by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has concluded. The report is based on...

Hungary , ill-treatment , migration , asylum seekeers , border controls
September 19, 2018 • LibertiesEU
EU to Deploy 10,000 Additional Border Guards

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday in his annual state of the union speech that the European Union plans to add 10,000 additional border guards by 2020 to tackle unlawful migration....

Frontex , migration , asylum seekeers , border , European Union , Jean-Claude Juncker
September 13, 2018 • LibertiesEU
UN Rights Chief: Hungary’s Law Against Helping Migrants 'Blatantly Xenophobic'

A new Hungarian law passed on Wednesday criminalizing anyone who supports asylum seekers and other vulnerable individuals is “blatantly xenophobic,” “shameful” and “disgraceful," UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al...

UNHCR , asylum seekeers , Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein , Hungary
June 25, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Fewer People Are Seeking International Protection in Poland - Here's Why

Poland's national Office for Foreigners has published the statistical data on the international protection granted by the country in 2017. But the numbers don't tell the whole story.

Poland , migration , asylum seekeers , Terespol , refugees , Russia , Belarus
February 13, 2018 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
German Doctors Oppose Asylum Seeker Age Tests

The German Medical Association spoke out against proposals for young asylum seekers to undergo mandatory medical tests to ascertain their age. They say the checks would be ethically wrong and unreliable. Tests such...

Germany , asylum seekeers , migration , health care
January 04, 2018 • LibertiesEU
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