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Asylgeschäftsbericht 03/2018
Hier erhalten Sie einen Bericht zur Asylgeschäftsstatistik des Bundesamts für Migration und Flüchtlinge. Er wird monatlich aktualisiert und enthält Informationen zu den gestellten Asylanträgen, den Entscheidungen sowie aktuellen Entwicklungen im Asylbereich. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa, Weltweit
Global Compact on Refugees: Establishing Effective Mechanisms for Responsibility-Sharing
This Refugees International issue brief examines the current process to draft and adopt a Global Compact on Refugees (GCR). Since releasing an initial draft of the Compact in January, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has convened three rounds of formal consultations in Geneva among UN member states. Three additional rounds are scheduled before the text is to be finalized in advance of the UN General Assembly in September 2018. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Weltweit
Aktuelle Zahlen zu Asyl (03/2018)
Diese Publikation enthält monatlich aktualisierte Daten zu ausgewählten Themen des Bereichs Asyl. Neben der monatlichen und jährlichen Entwicklung der Asylanträge und der Entscheidungen des Bundesamtes über Asylanträge werden auch die im Rahmen des Dublin-Verfahrens gestellten Übernahmeersuchen dargestellt. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa
Asylum systems in 2017: Overview of developments from selected European countries
This briefing provides a short overview of major developments relating to asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection across the countries covered by the Asylum Information Database (AIDA). read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa, Weltweit
Asylum Seekers in Samos: An Unreasonable Reality
The restriction of movement of displaced people lies at the heart of the intersection between criminalisation and immigration/asylum. Penal-like measures applied on Greek islands perpetuate the idea of ‘dangerous foreigners’, leading to the de facto criminalisation of asylum seekers. Stavros E. Papageorgopoulos, a Lawyer working for the Greek Council of Refugees provides insight into the pracitce of detaining asylum seekers in Greece in view of the EU-Turkey Statement and the European ‘hotspot approach’. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
General legal considerations: search-and-rescue operations involving refugees and migrants at sea
This note sets out a number of legal considerations relevant to search-and-rescue (SAR) operations involving refugees and migrants at sea, including issues arising in the context of cooperation between the range of actors involved in SAR responses
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Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Weltweit
UNHCR report: Desperate Journeys - January 2017 to March 2018
This report provides a brief overview of trends of movements by refugees and migrants to and through Europe in 2017, highlights some of the key protection challenges associated with these desperate journeys and concludes with recommendations. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa, Weltweit
Bundesdeutsche Flüchtlingspolitik und ihre tödlichen Folgen
Die Antirassistische Initiative e.V. gibt seit über 20 Jahren die umfassende Dokumentation "Bundesdeutsche Flüchtlingspolitik und ihre tödlichen Folgen" heraus. Diese ist ein Spiegelbild menschenverachtender Lebensbedingungen, denen Asylbewerber_innen und Menschen ohne Papiere in Deutschland ausgesetzt sind. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Deutschland
Appeal: CRIMINALISATION OF SOLIDARITY, RIGHT TO ESCAPE, SOLIDARITY CITIES
Crimes of solidarity: such an expression appears as a contradiction in terms, a real oxymoron. Nevertheless, it conveys very well the meaning at the heart of a two-fold conflict, which sees, on the one hand, the criminalisation of European citizens who are mobilising in support of migrants in transit and, on the other, the strengthening of solidarity practices and networks in border areas and in many urban centres. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Frankreich, Italien / Malta
Abuse Behind Bars: Arbitrary and unlawful detention in Libya
Armed groups across Libya, including those affiliated with the State, hold thousands of men,
women and children in prolonged arbitrary and unlawful detention, and subject them to torture and
other human rights violations and abuses. Victims have little or no recourse to judicial remedy or
reparations, while members of armed groups enjoy total impunity. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Afrika
Rapporto Annuale 2018: attività e servizi del Centro Astalli
L’Associazione Centro Astalli è la sede italiana del Servizio dei Gesuiti per i Rifugiati-JRS. Da oltre 35 anni è impegnata in attività e servizi che hanno l’obiettivo di accompagnare, servire e difendere i diritti di chi arriva in Italia in fuga da guerre e violenze, non di rado anche dalla tortura. Il Centro Astalli si impegna inoltre a far conoscere all’opinione pubblica chi sono i rifugiati, la loro storia e i motivi che li hanno portati fin qui. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano
Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa, Weltweit
Report on Conditions on Lesvos
Two years after the signing of the EU-Turkey agreement, the devastating effects of the deal continue to bear on the island of Lesvos, where winter has brought ongoing misery and aggravated tensions. Borderline-europe reports. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
Jugend Rettet: Neuigkeiten zum Fall Iuventa
Liebe Unterstützer*Innen,
Während wir euch in unserem letzten Newsletter noch ein schönes neues Jahr gewünscht haben, wollen wir euch heute mit aktuellen, neuen News versorgen. Auch wenn der Fall um die Iuventa uns einige Kraft raubt, geben wir nicht auf und wollen weiter machen. Wir schauen nach vorne und geben jeden Tag unser Bestes, um sowohl politisch als auch operativ das Sterben an den Außengrenzen zu beenden.
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Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Italien / Malta, Deutschland, Europäische Union, Europa
Fourth Report on Illegal Pushbacks of Refugees from the Republic of Croatia in the period from June 2017 to February 2018
Despite harsh criticism from the international community, violence and illegal pushbacks of the croation police against refugees continues. A report from Are You Syrious, No name kitchen, the Center for Peace Studies and the Welcome Initiative. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Balkanstaaten
Paper: Human Rights Abuse on the Polish-Belarus Border
The question of how to handle forced migration has been in the focus of the media since the autumn of 2015. The issue has led to discussions in every part of society and the political responses were the EU-Turkey deal, sealing the borders of the Balkan route and partnerships with Libya to decrease the number of refugees crossing the Mediterranean. Even though the topic received a lot of attention, there is one border which is forgotten: the east side of the Schengen Area, the Polish-Belarussian border. The lack of attention is assumed to be caused by the relatively low number of refugees trying to cross it, even though that does not make it less severe for those affected. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Osteuropa
Jahresbericht 2017/18 von Amnesty International: zur weltweiten Lage der Menschenrechte
Over the past year, leaders have pushed hate, fought against rights, ignored crimes against humanity, and blithely let inequality and suffering spin out of control. This provoked mass protests, showing that while our challenges may never be greater, the will to fight back is just as strong.
Amnesty International’s report, The State of the World’s Human Rights 2017/18, covers 159 countries and delivers the most comprehensive analysis of the state of human rights in the world today.
While the findings remain shocking, it is the events such as those highlighted in the report that galvanised people across the world to stand up in the face of adversity and make their voices heard.
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Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Weltweit
Rechte und Pflichten von Schiffen nach der SAR-Konvention und Ausprägungen des Refoulement-Verbots auf Hoher See
Das aggressive Vorgehen der libyschen Küstenwache gegen private Schiffe und die Blockade von Booten mit Geflüchteten, um die "Rettung" der libyschen Küstenwache zu überlassen, verstoßen gegen das Völkerrecht. Dies bestätigt ein Gutachten des wissenschaftlichen Dienstes des Deutschen Bundestags. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa
Asylum Information Database: Länderbericht Polen
Im folgenden Bericht klärt die Organisation Asylum Information Database ausführlich über die Menschenrechtslage für Geflüchtete in Polen auf. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Osteuropa, Europa
Harmful Border
An analysis of the daily struggle of migrants as they attempt to leave Ventimiglia for northern Europe. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Italien / Malta
Safe but not settled: The impact of family separation on refugees in the UK
Refugees in the UK often find themselves separated from their families by their brutal experiences of conflict and persecution, just at the time when they need each other the most. This separation can drag on for years or sometimes indefinitely because of the UK’s restrictive rules on refugee family reunion. This joint report by the Refugee Council and Oxfam is one of the first to look at how family reunion and ongoing forced separation from loved ones affect the ability of refugees to successfully integrate into UK society. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europa