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Saving Lives at Sea
I spent two weeks on board the Aquarius, patrolling international waters near Libya. I had time to talk with the crew about the European Union (EU) policies that prompted this Mediterranean mission. While sailors kept the ship running, the SOS MEDITERRANEE rescue team and the Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) medical and humanitarian specialists from Europe, Australia and the US conducted drills to stay ready to save lives at sea. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europa
Zwischen Hoffnung und Hoffnungslosigkeit: Obdachlosigkeit von Geflüchteten in Rom
Von Inka Rehbehn, MEDU (Ärzte für Menschenrechte) Rom für borderline-europe
Rom, 04.12.2017 - Ab November wird es selbst in Rom nasskalt. In der Nacht sind es kaum mehr als 10 Grad. Die Menschen werden krank, erkälten sich - vor allem diejenigen, welche in dieser Kälte draußen schlafen müssen. Obdachlosigkeit von Geflüchteten ist in Italien nicht außergewöhnlich - die Hintergründe sind dabei vielfältig.
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Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Italien / Malta
Post-deportation risks under the EU-Turkey Statement: What happens after readmission to Turkey?
This policy brief examines whether asylum seekers readmitted from Greece to Turkey after the EU-Turkey Statement as of April 2016 were able to access effective protection in Turkey thereafter. The EU has long collaborated with countries of origin and transit in the form of migration compacts, readmission agreements and Memoranda of Understanding. The EU-Turkey Statement is different from prior forms of agreements because of the use of the safe-third-country concept. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
Europe’s Plan to Close Its Sea Borders Relies on Libya’s Coast Guard Doing Its Dirty Work, Abusing Migrants
The Libyan coast guard is a decentralized force often accused of working with local militias and smugglers and violating the rights of migrants. At the same time, it is a key player in Europe’s response to the refugee crisis. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union
The gamers of the European borders – How the refugee trap works between Eastern and Western Europe
Bad conditions for refugees in Serbia, hostile environment and anti-refugee politics in Hungary, bureaucracy and unprepared institutional background in Romania: corruption alongside the Eastern European refugee routes. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Osteuropa, Europäische Union
Human rights violations by design : EU-Turkey statement prioritises returns from Greece over access to asylum
The EU-Turkey-Statement proposes to reduce arrival rates and deaths in the sea by subjecting individuals who arrive on Greek islands after 20 March 2016 to fast-track asylum procedures and, in the case of negative decisions, to returns to Turkey. The Statement builds on the deterrent effect of returns and turns high return rates into an indicator for a successful border policy. This policy brief examines the impact of the Statement’s focus on returns for people seeking asylum in Greece. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
In Search of Dignity: Report on the human rights of migrants at Europe’s borders
Between 2015 and 2016, over one million migrants arrived in Europe by dangerous and sea routes. Almost 9,000 women, men and children lost their lives in the Mediterranean alone during 2015-2016. These stark figures reflect a human tragedy on a massive scale, with children and other vulnerable groups making up an increasing proportion of those arriving. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europa
HarekAct: EU-Türkei-Deal
Die EU-Kommission hat im September den 7. Bericht zum EU-Türkei-Deal vorgelegt – und feiert als Erfolg, dass dadurch weiterhin nur relativ wenige Geflüchtete in Griechenland ankämen, während fast 10.000 Syrer_innen in die EU resettlet worden seien. Angesichts der über drei Millionen Syrer_innen, die ihren Weg in die Türkei gefunden haben, ein lachhaft niedriger Beitrag einer politischen Gemeinschaft von 500 Millionen EU-Bürger_innen. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union
Rapporto sulla protezione internazionale in Italia 2017
Questo rapporto testimonia il lavoro dei principali attori, dalle organizzazioni alle istituzioni, coinvolti nella gestione del fenomeno migratorio in Italia e in Europa. Nelle pagine che seguono il lettore troverà la storia di un Paese, l’Italia, che da anni è al centro della crisi dei rifugiati; l’impegno di tutte le componenti della società italiana – dai suoi cittadini, agli enti locali, alle organizzazioni e le istituzioni – le quali stanno affrontando, in questo senso, una difficile ma necessaria sfida, con particolare riferimento all’integrazione dei rifugiati. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano
Region(s): Italien / Malta
Pro Asyl: Bulgarien auf dem Prüfstand - EU-Kommission mahnt dringende Verbesserungen des Asylsystems an
Die EU-Kommission ist unzufrieden mit den halbherzigen Bemühungen der bulgarischen Regierung, das desolate Asylsystem des Landes wenigstens an EU-Mindeststandards anzugleichen. In einem Brief an den stellvertretenden bulgarischen Innenmister und die Leiterin der staatlichen Agentur für Flüchtlinge findet ein hoher EU-Beamter deutliche Worte. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Europäische Union
Bericht vom Institute of Race Relations (IRR): Humanitarismus - Das unakzeptable Gesicht der Solidarität
Der Bericht des IRR ist Ergebnis eines sechsmonatigen Forschungsprojektes über den politischen und rechtlichen Rahmen in welchem sich humanitäre Akteure bewegen die Leben an den europäischen Land- und Seegrenzen retten. Anhand von 26 Fallstudien werden Strafverfolgungsprozesse von 45 einzelnen humanitären Akteuren in den letzten 2 Jahren dokumentiert. Das IRR macht in der Veröffentlichung deutlich, dass EU-Mitgliedsstaaten Gesetze, die sich gegen Menschenhandel und Menschenschmuggel richten, gezielt gegen humanitäre Akteure an den europäischen Außengrenzen anwendet und kriminalisiert.
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Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europa
UNICEF: Hintergundpapier zum Familiennachzug
Jedes Kind braucht seine Familie. Um geflüchtete Kinder bestmöglich zu schützen, sollte gemäß der UN-Kinderrechtskonvention alles getan werden, um die Einheit der Familie zu wahren. UNICEF Deutschland und der Bundesfachverband unbegleitete minderjährige Flüchtlinge e.V. empfehlen in einem Hintergrundpapier vom 9.11.2017 zu Recht und Praxis des Familiennachzugs für geflüchtete Kinder in Deutschland, belastende Trennungssituationen zu verkürzen und den Familiennachzug zu erleichtern. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Weltweit
"Libysche Küstenwache“ torpediert Rettungsaktion der Sea Watch3 - mindestens 50 Tote
PRESSEMITTEILUNG – Am 6. November ereignete sich eine Tragödie in internationalen Gewässern, ca. 30 Seemeilen nördlich von Tripolis, Libyen. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europa, Afrika
UN report: Unlawful death of refugees and migrants
The present report focuses on the mass casualties of refugees and migrants in the course of their flight. It addresses killings by both State and non -State actors, and denounces a quasi-generalized regime of impunity, worsened by an absence of accurate data on the dead and missing. The Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary killings calls urgently on States to address this human rights crisis by prioritizing the protection of the right to life in their migration and refugee policies. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Weltweit
Broschüre: „Orte des Leidens: Einblicke in Libyens Internierungslager“
In Libyen werden Flüchtende, Asylsuchende und Migranten willkürlich in Internierungslagern festgehalten. Dort müssen sie unter menschenverachtenden Bedingungen leben, ohne Kontakt zur Außenwelt. Die Inhaftierung verursacht bei vielen physische und psychische Leiden. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Nordafrika, Afrika
Mourn the Dead, Respect the Survivors - Create safe Passages!
Alarm Phone 8 week report, September 4 – October 29, 2017
The report reflects on the following topics:
+++ EU intensifies border collaborations with Northern African governments +++ Alarm Phone resistance and political campaigns +++ New Harraga Movement from Tunisia +++ Developments in the Central Mediterranean, Aegean Sea, Western Mediterranean, and Black Sea +++ Summaries of Alarm Phone distress cases from all three Mediterranean regions read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europa, Afrika
We'll come united - CommUNITY Carnival - Press Review
On 16th of September 2017 we participated with our truck "Break the mental chains!" in the the We'll come united - Antiracist Parade + CommUNITY Carnival together with many other organizations.
Here you can find our press review for the carnival. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Deutschland
Turkey: report about Izmir Harmandalı and Pınarbaşı Removal Centres
Izmir Bar Association Migration and Asylum Comission has published a report about Izmir Harmandalı and Pınarbaşı Removal Centres. This report shows human rights violations at Removal Centres such as the fact that refugees who are stuck in those centers do not have access to a fair trial. The lawyers of refugees face many troubles when they want to meet their clients. Furthermore, the thirty pages report includes the following topics: refugees right of petition, difficulties experienced by lawyers in accessing non-citizens of Turkey under administrative detention as well as difficulties in entering to removal centers. read more
Language(s): Türkisch / Türk
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
Press Statement: JUGEND RETTET appeals the seizure of the IUVENTA
On ninth october JUGEND RETTET appealed the preventive seizure of its
Search and Rescue vessel at the Court of Cassation. A rejection of the appeal would mark a
crucial legal precedent for Italian claims to jurisdiction in international waters, and for the
criminalization of rescue operations at sea. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Letter to Minniti: Commissioner for Human Rights Council of Europe
Letter of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe to the Italian minister of interior Marco Minniti on the migrants' situation in Libya and Italian-Libyan relations. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English