Amnesty International press release: "Asylum-seekers and migrants in Greece hounded by police operations and right-wing extremists" - 20 December 2012

In a document published on December 20th, Amnesty International worries about Greece violating badly asylum seekers and refugees’ rights.

Interassociative report: "holding centres and facilities, report 2011" - November 2012

Five associations intervening in retention centres published a report entitled “holding centres and facilities, report 2011”

Migreurop published a report entitles ‘‘The protection of migrant rights in Europe – Spain’’ - November 2012

Migreurop and six Spanish associations publish a report entitled ‘‘The protection of migrant rights in Europe – Spain’’ for the Human Rights Commission of the Council of Europe.

HRW publishes a report "The law was against me"

Human Rights Watch published a report “The Law Was Against Me: Migrant Women’s Access to Protection for Family Violence in Belgium”, in anticipation of November 11th, Women’s day in Belgium.

The European Asylum System Office publishes its working programme for 2013 - 10 October 2012

On October 10, the European Asylum Support Office published its working program for 2013.

EMN publishes its report of evaluation of the "Maisons de retour" - October 2012

Nine NGOs evaluated the concept of "Maison de retour" and published their results in a report in October 2012.

ECRE press release - 25 September 2012

ECRE, an association of 70 European NGOs, published a press release to share its concerns about the transfers of asylum seekers towards Hungary.

the HCR publishes its new guidelines for asylum seekers detention - 21 September 2012

On September 21, the UNHCR, worried about the growing number of detention cases in many countries, published new guidelines on detention of asylum seekers.

Publication "Migration and Asylum in Malta and the European Union, Rights and Realities" from 2002 to 2011

Malta University Press publishes a book on asylum and migration in Malta and the EU during the period 2002-2011.

Appeal from Jugendliche ohne Grenzen (Youth without Borders) - September 2012

The AEDH transmits the appeal from Youth without Borders that is part of the SOS for Human Rights campaign.

PICUM publishes the press release "Spain, a step backward for the universal right to health care" - 1 September 2012

On September 1st, PICUM published the press release " Spain, a step backward for the universal right to health care" to ask for the return of free health care for irregular migrants in Spain.

Human Rights Wach publishes the report "Hidden Emergency" - 16 August 2012

European Asylum Support Office’s annual report - 20th July 2012

The European Asylum Support Office published its first “Annual report on the Situation of Asylum in the European Union and on the Activities of the European Asylum Support Office” for the year 2011.

Human Rights Watch publishes a report called “Boat Ride to Detention, Adult and Child Migrants in Malta” - 18 July 2012

On July, 18th, Human Rights Watch published a report about how migrants are treated in Malta, after crossing the Mediterranean Sea without food or water.

Human Rights Watch report on xenophobic violence in Greece "Hate on the Streets" - 10th July 2012

On the 10th of July, Human Rights Watch published a report on the increasing xenophobic violence in Greece that dissuades migrants to go out in the streets

Heinrich Böll Foundation releases study «Borderline – The EU’s new border surveillance initiatives: assessing the costs and fundamental rights implications of EUROSUR and the ‘Smart Borders’ Proposals« - 6 July 2012

The study examines two new EU Border Surveillance initiatives, the European External Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) and the ‘smart borders package’, including the establishment of an Entry-Exit System (EES) and the creation of a Registered Traveller Programme (RTP).

Report by the Greek Council for Refugees and ProAsyl on mass arbitrary readmissions from Italian ports to Greece - 3rd July 2012

On July, 3rd 2012, the Greek Council for Refugees and ProAsyl published the report "Human Cargo, arbitrary readmissions from Italian sea ports to Greece"

"The French immigration policy, under European influence"?, C. Teule - July 2012

Catherine Teule, member of the AEDH board published an article on migrants’ right entitled "The French immigration policy, under European influence?".

HUMA Network issues two reports on access to healthcare for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers - 14 December 2010

Two reports have been recently published by HUMA Network (Health for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum seekers Network) : the first one focuses on legislation and practices in the access to healthcare in 10 EU countries and the other one, made up by the Médecins du Monde European Observatory on Access to Haethcare, focuses on living conditions, health status and problems in accessing healthcare for undocumented migrants and their children.

Collection of articles on migration - 5 November 2010

Here are three articles written by Madam Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, who is a researcher in the CNRS, the famous French research center.

UNHCR issues an opinion on the amendment of the Frontex Regulation - 12 October 2010

Even if the UNHCR welcomes the proposal of the Commission, which includes a better approach and important improvements towards asylum and fundamental rights questions, the UN agency reminds that implementation of these new measures will be the most important.

The CEPS, not convinced by the EU’s irregular migration policy under the Stockholm Programme - October 2010

The CEPS issues a long paper on the EU’s policy on irregular migration under the Stockholm Programme in which it presents its major recommandations after having deeply explained the life conditions of migrants.

"Remove the right to asylum from migration policies" - 30 September 2010

Terra Nova published in late September 2010, a note written by Julie Bourgoint which first reminds the history of asylum and the foundations of it: "Every human being has the right to leave its own country "according to the Geneva Convention of 1951.

The UNHCR publishes its comments on recast "qualification" and "procedure" directives

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published, at the end of July 2010, a paper setting out its major comments on the recast "qualification" directive (COM(2009)551, 21 October 2009) and another one on the recast "procedure" directive (COM(2009)554, 21 October 2009).

Publication of a report on stateless persons - 19 July 2010

The Equal Rights Trust published in July its new report on the situation of stateless persons. This report, called "Unravelling anomaly : detention, discrimination and the protection needs of stateless perons", comes after two years of researches and points up that inequality and discrimination lie at the heart of statelessness problem.

Report on human rights situation on Libya (written by Amnesty International) - 15 July 2010

Amnesty International published a report at the end of June 2010 called : "Libya of tomorrow : what hope for human rights?".

Report on migrants from Mauritania (written by Amnesty International in 2008) - 27 May 2010

Amnesty International published on 1st July 2008 a report entitled “Mauritania: «Nobody wants to have anything to do with us» : Arrests and collective expulsions of migrants denied entry into Europe”.

Briefing Paper from the European Parliament on Asylum - 26 March 2010

At the request of the LIBE Committee, the Policy Department C - Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs carried out a briefing paper on "The status of persons who have been denied refugee status".

UNHCR publishes report on 2009 asylum statistics - 23 March 2010

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published on 23 march 2010 a statistical report of asylum applications lodged in Europe and selected non-European countries “Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries 2009”.

The final version of the Stockholm Programme has been published - 2 December 2009

Caritas releases a special issue of its electronic review "Paroles à l’Exil" - November, 9th 2009

Caritas releases a special issue of its electronic review "Paroles à l’Exil".

Publication of the Migreurop 2009 report "Deadly Borders of Europe" - October, 26th 2009

The Euro African network Migreurop has released its first annual report entitled: “Deadly Borders of Europe”

The Eurodac Supervision Coordination Group released its second inspection report - July, 3rd 2009

The Eurodac Supervision Coordination Group released its second inspection report.

Publication of the Stockholm Programme - June, 12th 2009

The Stockholm Programme is to define the framework for EU police and customs cooperation, rescue services, criminal and civil law cooperation, asylum, migration and visa policy for the period 2010–2014. It will replace the present programme, The Hague Programme adopted in 2004, which will expire in 2009.

Council adopts the "EU Blue Card" - May, 25th 2009

The Council of the European Union adopted yesterday a directive aimed at facilitating conditions of entry and residence in the EU of third-country citizens for the purpose of highly qualified employment. The directive creates a fast-track procedure for issuing a special residence permit called the ”EU Blue Card”.

New measures against employers of irregular foreign workers in the EU - May, 25th 2009

The Council of the European Union adopted yesterday a directive aimed at fighting irregular immigration by prohibiting the employment of irregularly staying third-country nationals, laying down minimum common standards on sanctions to be applied in the EU member States against employers who infringe that prohibition. It follows an agreement at first reading under the Parliament-Council co-decision procedure.

Adoption of the "asylum package" by the European Parliament - May, 7th 2009

The European Parliament has adopted during its Plenary Session in Strasbourg, on Thursday May 7th, a package of measures concerning the EU asylum system works.