Food deprivation, removals with no prior notice and the arrest of humanitarian workers carrying out search and rescue operations at sea are some of the fundamental rights concerns FRA identifies in its latest migration quarterly. It reports on some of the fallout in EU Member States as they continue to harden their migration policies and […]
EU asylum rules: Dublin regulation reform
The arrival of migrants and asylum seekers in the EU in recent years has shown that a more fair and effective policy is needed. However, Europe, due to its geographical position and stability, can continue to be a recurring destination for asylum seekers and migrants who experience international and internal conflicts or face climate change […]
Human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Russia and at the US-Mexican border
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions taking stock of the human rights situation in Hong Kong, Russia and at the US-Mexican border. Hong Kong The European Parliament calls on the Hong Kong government (HKSAR) to withdraw the proposed and highly controversial amendments to its extradition law, which has caused people in Hong Kong […]
EU Trust Fund for Africa: new migration-related actions to protect vulnerable people and foster resilience of host communities in North of Africa
The European Commission has approved five new migration-related programmes in North of Africa totalling €61.5 million. These new programmes adopted under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa will reinforce ongoing actions to protect and assist refugees and vulnerable migrants in North of Africa especially in Libya, improve the living conditions and resilience of Libyans as well […]
H2020: Secure societies: Human factors, and social, societal, and organisational aspects of border and external security
The project’s priority is to address the human factors and social and organisational aspects of EU border and external security within the Secure Societies-Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens sub-programme within the Horizon 2020 Programme. Objective Border and external security may depend on a variety of human factors, and social and societal […]
NGOs saving lives in the Mediterranean: MEPs to assess the situation
2018 Sakharov Prize finalist NGOs, which carried out rescue operations in the Mediterranean and are now prevented from operating, discussed their work with MEPs. Yesterday, MEPs of the Civil Liberties Committee and Human Rights Subcommittee debated the legal framework of search and rescue operations as well as the challenges faced by people working in the […]
The European Agenda on Migration: EU needs to sustain progress made over the past 4 years
Ahead of the March European Council, the Commission is today taking stock of progress made over the past 4 years and setting out the measures still required to address immediate and future migration challenges. Faced with the most severe refugee crisis the world has seen since the Second World War, the EU managed to bring about a […]