The UK has been thwarted in its initial attempts to deport migrants to Rwanda after the European Court of Human Rights issued last-minute injunctions. Rwandans are watching events unfold with skepticism.
The growing demand for cheap labor in Portugal has created opportunities for migrant workers. But it has also increased the risks of exploitation and human trafficking. A group of experts has called on Portuguese authorities to do m1
The first British flight to Rwanda, carrying asylum seekers from the UK to the central African country, is due to take off in the evening of June 14. Some refugees already in Rwanda, transferred under a United Nations program in 2011
Most EU countries agreed on a voluntary solidarity initiative for migrants arriving via the Mediterranean. Critics have pointed out that these asylum seekers are not treated equally to those arriving from Ukraine.
Migrants have been protesting in front of the UNHCR office building in Tunis for weeks. They are trying to draw the attention of the media and humanitarian organizations to their living conditions, and to demand that the UNHCR exped1