At the gates of Europe, in Italy as well as on the Greek islands, migrants are subjected to arbitrary and dangerous border controls and security measures that put their lives at risk.
Lesvos/Greece the new European cage for migrants Read More »
Even if Frontex’s interceptions are frequently linked to rescue operations, the lack of transparency of the agency do not allow to know if they have truly saved lives, or if they have just signaled to the nearest authorities the boats in distress.
Frontex Controlling or Saving Lives? Read More »
As the Council is set to debate the events which occurred near Lampedusa causing the death of at least 300 people, we are writing to call on the EU and its member states to take urgent measures to prevent further loss of life.
Lampedusa tragic shipwreck: a wake-up call for the European Union? Read More »
The Interim Coordinating Committee of Refugees are calling all civil society organisations and organised social groups to support the mobilization for solidarity to the refugees’ communities that are living in Cyprus.
The new shipwreck of a boat in which at least 300 passengers perished or disappeared very near to Lampedusa, was not caused by fate. In 2010, in the same place, two simultaneous shipwrecks resulted in close to 400 victims.
Lampedusa : murderous Europe Read More »
PHR-Israel’s ENP country progress report on Israel (September 2012 –September 2013) on Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Status less persons
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-I) Input to ENP September 2012 – September 2013 Read More »
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) is alarmed at the impact that extending the Seahorse Mediterraneo maritime surveillance programme would have on migrants’ and refugees’ rights.
Looking ahead to the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council of 21 October, the EMHRN urges the EU and its Member States to ensure the protection of all refugees from Syria without discrimination.
Syria’s Refugees: Victims of Fortress Europe Read More »
KISA reports yet another extremely severe incident involving a blatant breach of the right to privacy, as well as a complete mishandling of the cases of two women (victims of trafficking) by relevant state authorities and services.
Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the oPt continued during the reporting period (29 August – 04 September 2013).
