Global Compact on Migration
A soft take on human rights is not enough! The Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration that is taking place in Marrakech […]
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Migration and Asylum
European Neighbourhood Policy quo vadis?
Press Release Brussels, 16 November 2018 On the occasion of the third anniversary of the publication of the revised European Neighbourhood Policy (18 November 2015), EuroMed Rights issues a paper
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EU-JHA : The unrestrained race to strengthen Frontex at the expense of fundamental rights
Press Release Brussels, 11 October 2018 On 12 October, the Justice and Home Affairs Council will discuss the new reform proposal of Frontex, the European Coast Guard and Border
Concern over the arrest of the mayor of Riace, a model for integration
Press Release Brussels, 2 October 2018 The mayor of the Italian village of Riace, Domenico Lucano, which has become a pioneering model of integration known all around the world, is
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EuroMed Rights on today’s visit of Matteo Salvini in Tunisia
Press Release Brussels, 27 September 2018 Today the Italian Minister of Interior, Matteo Salvini, visits the Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi, and the Minister of the Interior, Hechem Fourati, in
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We call for the immediate release of the six fishermen arrested in Italy
Press Release Brussels, 21 September 2018 EuroMed Rights joins the petition of its member, the Forum Tunisien pour les droits Economiques et Sociales (FTDES), asking for the immediate release of
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Salzburg Summit: Talks on migration should take into account violations of human rights in Egypt
Press Release Brussels, 20 September 2018 EuroMed Rights is extremely concerned about the outcomes of the Salzburg EU informal meeting, where Austria, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, asked
No to enlisting countries as “safe”! Right of asylum in danger!
To classify a country as a “safe country of origin” – or “safe third country” – means that no risk of persecution exists in principle for nationals of that country
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Morocco-Spain border: The murderous dead-end
Joint statement Brussels, 12 September 2018 On 23 August 2018, 116 people have again been deported from Ceuta to Morocco, and two have died during the mass arrests conducted
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Press Release: The ordeal continues for the 40 people on board the Sarost V
Press Release Brussels, 27 July 2018 The two-week ordeal continues for the 40 people currently on board the Sarost V. The migrants, recovered by a Tunisian vessel after they were
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