More than 70 civil society organizations are urging EU lawmakers to halt negotiations on the bloc’s proposed "Return Regulation", saying that the investigative measures will normalize and strengthen deportation raids. The European C1
The organization Amnesty International has accused the Egyptian authorities of instigating sweeping mass detentions of refugees and migrants, forcing some into hiding for fear of being caught up and deported home.
The Council of the European Union has now formally adopted the first EU-wide list of safe countries of origin, to be used in asylum application cases, as well as a revision of the safe third countries concept. The measures are desig1
The German government announced this week that it would be instigating plans designed to fast-track asylum seekers into the workplace. In future, asylum seekers should be able to start work within three months of making their applic1
A new UN report has found that asylum seekers being returned to Libya are facing serious human rights violations in detention camps, including torture and rape.