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Does the Rome court’s refusal to validate the detention order of the first asylum seekers brought to Albania mark the end of the Italy-Albania deal?
By Andreina De Leo, member of ECRE member organisation the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI)
On 18 October, the Civil Court of Rome blocked the detention of 12 asylum seekers from Bangladesh and Egypt, who had been transferred to Albania under a new migration deal between the two countries. While significant, the ruling might not be the end of the story.
What is the Italy-Albania deal?
The Italy-Albania deal, which was signed in November 2023 and ratified in February 2024, as part of Italy’s broader efforts to hinder arrivals from the Central Mediterranean route, allows Italy to send migrants rescued in international waters to Albania for asylum processing under an accelerated border procedure and for return operations. The procedures happen under Italian jurisdiction and are regulated by Italian law transposing the relevant EU legislation. The administrative and judicial authorities competent to deal with the matter are those in Rome. Migrants are first screened at the port of Shëngjin, and vulnerable individuals, such as minors or victims of trafficking, who are exempted from the border procedure, are returned to Italy. The rest are transferred to a centre in Gjadër, where their asylum claims are processed, and potential return operations for rejected applicants are arranged. Those who instead qualify for protection are transferred to Italy.
On 14 October, the first transfer took place, with 16 migrants from Bangladesh and Egypt being sent to Albania after initial screening aboard an Italian Navy ship. Of the 16 people who were transferred, 12 were deemed eligible for accelerated border processing and detained in Albania. Italian judges were then asked to validate the detention orders.
What did the Italian judges say?
Relying on a recent ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU, on 18 October, the Civil Court of Rome decided that an accelerated border procedure could not be applied to the 12 asylum seekers detained in Albania. Under Italian law, asylum seekers who arrive at the border without meeting entry conditions can undergo an accelerated process if they come from a “safe country of origin”. These individuals can also be detained if they do not provide a passport or refuse to deposit a financial guarantee. Without even looking into the detention question, the Rome court said that Italy’s designation of Bangladesh and Egypt as safe countries of origin was improper, because both countries were listed as safe with exceptions for certain groups, such as LGBTQI+ people, victims of female genital mutilation, and political opponents. On 4 October, the EU court had clarified that EU member states cannot classify third countries as safe countries of origin if there are exceptions. On the contrary, the third country should be free from the risk of persecution, torture and indiscriminate violence due to conflicts in its entirety. As a result, the Italian judges determined that the accelerated border procedure could not be applied to the 12 asylum seekers. The Rome court thus ordered them to be redirected to the ordinary asylum process in the territory. The 12 were transferred back to Italy on the same day, reaching the port of Bari in the afternoon of 19 October.
Is the Italy-Albania deal dead?
Not necessarily. As a response, the Italian government passed a law-decree, published on 24 October, to modify its list, removing countries deemed safe with territorial exceptions. However, countries with exceptions based on at-risk groups, including Egypt and Bangladesh, remained on the list. The government’s strategy is to claim that the EU court ruling only applies to territorial exceptions. However, this argument is unconvincing. The amendment to the 2005 Asylum Procedures Directive, used by the EU court as a basis to demonstrate the intention of the legislator to identify third countries of origin as safe only if they are entirely safe, removed the possibility of using both territorial and categories of people-based exceptions. We will soon see how the judges respond to this further change, given that the government, which is appealing the Rome court’s decision, will most likely attempt new transfers. However, even if the judges reject further detention orders, the deal could still survive.
The ruling only focused on how Italy implements the EU border procedure in general, and not on the situation in Albania specifically. This means that, in practice, asylum applicants from safe countries of origin without territorial limitations or exceptions based on at-risk groups could nonetheless be transferred. Furthermore, future EU regulations could provide loopholes for Italy. The forthcoming Asylum Procedure Regulation explicitly provides that third countries can be listed as safe countries of origin even when there are exceptions for specific parts of their territory or clearly identifiable categories of persons. Additionally, it expands the scope of accelerated border procedures, and renders them applicable not only to asylum seekers coming from safe countries of origin, but more broadly to applicants coming from a country with a recognition rate below 20%.
The road ahead?
The Italy-Albania deal is seen as a test case for EU member states seeking to manage migration flows through external partnerships. Its replicability is, however, questionable. The possibility of transferring migrants rescued on the high seas to Albania is based on the fact that the Asylum Procedure Directive only applies to applications made at the border, in transit zones or in territorial waters – but not in international waters, and that it can thus be unilaterally extended to procedures conducted in a third country. This means that, in practice, EU member states which do not face irregular border crossings at their external borders would not be able to copy it. However, in addition to creating unnecessary and unreasonable costs to process asylum applications outside the territory, it also sets a dangerous precedent. It deals yet another heavy blow to the right to territorial asylum, already under attack with discussions concerning “novel” ideas to manage migration inflows, including through the removal of the connection criteria to dismiss asylum applications based on the safe third country concept, and the ongoing discussions about creating “return hubs” in the context of the revision of the Return Directive. While the Italian authorities committed on paper to apply the same standards “as if” the applicants were in Italy, there are serious doubts that processing outside the EU can guarantee fair procedures and effective access to protection. For instance, in-person meetings with lawyers in Albania are permitted only if remote counselling is not possible, raising serious concerns relating to the right of defence. Given the legal, logistical, and humanitarian challenges behind external partnerships to shift responsibility to third countries or lower procedural guarantees, EU member states would do better if they if they invested in efficient asylum systems, integration measures and regularisation mechanisms in their territories instead.
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EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS
ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN
- The Spanish government has asked the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to try to secure permission to patrol the coasts of several West African countries in order to support the latter’s own migration management efforts.
- The European Commission has announced that it will allocate € 30 million to discourage people in Senegal from attempting to travel to Europe.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has expressed his “total rejection” of the establishment of migrant detention centres outside the EU as his government finalises draft legislation aimed at regularising the status of hundreds of thousands of people living in an irregular situation in the country.
- The Portuguese government has announced its willingness to welcome people to Portugal but only under strict conditions.
- More than 230 people, including 13 women and 58 children, have been rescued from a single boat in the Canary Islands.
The Spanish government has asked the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to try to secure permission to patrol the coasts of several West African countries in order to support the latter’s own migration management efforts. During a meeting of the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs Council on 10 October, Spanish Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska told his colleagues: “It is particularly important to improve [Frontex’s] capacity to act abroad, both in terms of return and border management”. He also reminded them that Frontex had been active in the region in 2006 and that it should ask Mauritania, Senegal and the Gambia, the main countries of departure for people who attempt to reach the Canary Islands, for permission to patrol their coasts. “The co-operation that the EU has been able to develop with the candidate countries or with those of the Mediterranean should also be extended to our African partners in the Atlantic, with a comprehensive approach,” he said.
The European Commission has announced that it will allocate € 30 million to discourage people in Senegal from attempting to travel to Europe. The funding, which was announced by European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen on 16 October, is intended to strengthen the capacity of the Senegalese authorities to assist vulnerable people and to tackle smuggling and human trafficking. Speaking during a visit to Dakar, Urpilainen said that the funding had been allocated “in response to a request from the government” and would “contribute to preventing irregular departures and saving Senegalese lives”. “Our main message is that we do not want to see any more tragedies at sea,” she added.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has expressed his “total rejection” of the establishment of migrant detention centres outside the EU. “We are not in favour of these formulas. They do not address the problems and create new ones,” he said after the European Council meeting on 17 October. Sánchez also stressed the need to respect human rights, fight the “wave of xenophobia” and defend “orderly” immigration. Explaining his position, he said that it was “not just for moral reasons” but also “a question of economic necessity”. Sánchez’s statement was delivered as his government is finalising the details of a legislative proposal to regularise the status of hundreds of thousands of people living in an irregular situation in Spain. The draft law is intended to regularise the status of all people who arrived in Spain irregularly before 2024 and to shorten significantly the administrative deadlines for the temporary regularisation of people whose asylum applications had previously been rejected.
The Portuguese government has announced its willingness to welcome people to Portugal but only under strict conditions. Speaking in advance of the European Council meeting on 17 October, Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said: “We are available to welcome immigrants to Portugal from countries where people don’t see their opportunities guaranteed” and “We need qualified labour for various sectors of economic activity”. However, he also included a strong caveat, saying: “this openness must not be confused with a policy of wide-open doors”. “There has to be a consequence for irregular immigration because if there isn’t a consequence, it means opening the door, and everyone who arrives in Europe irregularly ends up having their situation regularised, and so it is necessary that, in cases of greater pressure, there can be mechanisms to dissuade irregular behaviour,” he added.
More than 230 people, including 13 women and 58 children, have been rescued from a single boat in the Canary Islands. The incident, which took place close to the island of Gran Canaria on 20 October, reportedly involved the largest number of people to have been rescued from a single boat near the island this year. Commenting on the incident, ECRE member organisation the Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (CEAR) X posted: “As long as there are no legal and safe avenues, tragic records will continue to be broken of people who have to risk their lives in search of a future, including many girls and boys”.
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EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS
BALKAN ROUTE
- The number of irregular border crossings into the EU via the Balkan route decreased significantly in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
- An NGO has accused the Croatian border police of burning the personal belongings of people who have tried to enter the country irregularly from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- An ECRE member organisation has appealed to authorities in Serbia to open reception centres for people on the move in the country before the onset of winter.
- The leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia have criticised EU asylum and migration policies, and called for greater ‘regional co-operation’ to address irregular migration into Europe.
- ECRE member organisation the Hungarian Helsinki Committee has been awarded the 2024 Paul Weis Prize in recognition of its commitment to human rights, the rule of law and refugees.
The number of irregular border crossings into the EU via the Balkan route decreased significantly in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. According to preliminary data that was published by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) on 15 October, the 16,968 crossings that were “detected” on the EU’s eastern borders January-September 2024 represent a 79% decrease from 2023. The overall number of recorded irregular crossings into the EU fell by 42% to 166,000 in the same period.
An NGO has accused the Croatian border police of burning the personal belongings of people who tried to enter the country irregularly from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). In its recent report entitled ‘Burned Borders’, the NGO No Name Kitchen (NNK) has claimed that border police officers burned people’s possessions, including passports and phones, in a series of “burn piles” along the Croatia-BiH border before pushing them back into BiH. “In the ashes, NNK identified hundreds of melted phones, remnants of clothing, backpacks, shoes, passports and passport photos, and burned folders which usually hold people’s official documents used to apply for asylum once they reach Europe,” the organisation wrote, adding: “The perpetrators of these illegal incinerations are the Croatian border police, who usually work under the cover of darkness in unofficial uniforms and black balaclavas to conduct violence outside the eyes of the law”. Denouncing the “brutal modus operandi” an NNK spokesperson told InfoMigrants: “After so much physical, psychological, and administrative violence at the hands of the European border regime, forcing people to watch their belongings burnt in front of them must be understood as a part of a broader attempt to strip people of their autonomy, dehumanise them, and deprive them of remaining connections to culture and identity”. Despite the various testimonies on which the NNK report was partially based, a spokesperson for the Croatian interior ministry told the Guardian newspaper that it had a “zero-tolerance policy for any potential illegal activities committed by its personnel”. The spokesperson also tried to suggest that the people who were trying to cross the border irregularly may have been responsible for burning their own possessions. “Regarding claims that Croatian police are burning items that they have confiscated from migrants, we would like to let you know that, in order to avoid being returned to Croatia as applicants for international protection, migrants sometimes destroy items they carry with them and discard personal belongings when attempting to cross the border illegally,” they said.
An ECRE member organisation has appealed to authorities in Serbia to open reception centres for people on the move in the country before the onset of winter. On 11 October, the director of the Asylum Protection Center (CZA), Radoš Đurović, told the Beta news agency that there were “at least 200 people by the border with Hungary” and that “the institutions don’t know what to do with the people, among whom there are families,” adding: “then the problem is where to place them, until the police carry out all the procedures and return them to [reception centres in] the south of Serbia”. Đurović, whose organisation had previously criticised the Serbian government’s decision in the summer to close three centres situated close to the country’s borders with Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania, called on the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration to “open camps in Vojvodina, along the border with the EU, as well as in the east of the country (…) so that they can welcome people there,” adding that: “it is in the interest of the institution that people in reception centres seek help, and not from smugglers”.
The leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia have criticised EU asylum and migration policies, and called for greater “regional co-operation” to address irregular migration into Europe. In a joint statement issued on 22 October following a trilateral summit in the Slovak town of Komárno close to the border with Hungary, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić argued that “the solutions recently adopted at European level do not appear to be effective or sustainable, and should therefore be complemented by further strengthening of the regional dimension of cooperation in combating illegal migration”. They appeared to acknowledge the significant reduction in the number of irregular crossings into the EU via the Balkan route in 2024 when they stressed that “the situation on the Western Balkan migration route has improved considerably in recent months” and they agreed to “further reinforce mutual cooperation and deep the trilateral partnership between Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia”. Speaking after the trilateral summit, in a possible reference to the recent opening of two Italian migration centres in Albania, Vučić stated that Serbia would not become a migration “hotspot”.
ECRE member organisation the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) has been awarded the 2024 Paul Weis Prize in recognition of its commitment to human rights, the rule of law and refugees. The prize, which is awarded by the Austrian civil society initiative Courage – Courage for Humanity, is named after the Austrian international lawyer and Holocaust survivor Paul Weis who was one of the co-authors of the 1951 Refugee Convention. It was awarded to HHC at a ceremony on 17 October in Vienna. Speaking at the ceremony, Anikó Bakonyi from HHC said: “Our hard-working, committed colleagues work every day tirelessly to uphold the right to asylum, to fight against violent pushbacks at Hungary’s southern border and to protect the rights of beneficiaries of international protection in Hungary where the government invests more into hate propaganda against them than into their integration assistance”. “We can only carry this out in good company and in co-operation with others: with other organisations in Hungary and Europe. And it is wonderful to know that we are not alone,” she added.
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EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS
MEDITERRANEAN
- A decision by the Civil Court of Rome has led to uncertainty regarding the future of the recently opened Italian migration centres in Albania.
- The European Court of Human Rights has again criticised Malta’s treatment of vulnerable children and lack of effective remedies.
- A group of 60 people remain trapped in the buffer zone that divides Cyprus.
- Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has called for a normalisation of relations with Syria.
- A trio of NGOs has called on the Greek government to reform its registration system for people seeking asylum in the country.
A decision by the Civil Court of Rome has led to uncertainty regarding the future of the recently opened Italian migration centres in Albania. In an op-ed published on 24 October, Andreina De Leo from ECRE member organisation the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI) has set out the latest developments in the implementation of the controversial Italy-Albania Protocol, including the Civil Court of Rome’s decision on 18 October to block the detention of the 12 people who had been transferred to Albania a few days earlier, and the adoption of a decree-law on 21 October to enable the Italian government to overrule it.
Following the court ruling, the Democratic Party, the Five Star Movement and the League of the Greens and the Left jointly asked the European Commission if it was planning to launch infringement proceedings against government over the deal. In an X post, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the opposition parties’ move as “scandalous and irresponsible behavior”. In a statement and numerous Facebook posts, Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party accused the judiciary of being “politicised”, of trying to “oppose this government” and of wanting to “abolish the borders of Italy”. In an interview with the Repubblica newspaper, Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio said: “The definition of a safe country cannot be left to the judiciary; it is a political decision, albeit within the framework of international law”. Meanwhile, Angela Arbore from the Central Executive Council of the Italian National Association of Magistrates (ANM) described the attacks as “not just a threat to the judiciary, but to society as a whole”. The ongoing spat follows a recent report from the Council of Europe’s European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance which found that Italian political discourse on migration was creating “severe obstacles to the effective integration and inclusion of migrants” and undermining both “the activities of nongovernmental organisations that provide support to migrants” and “the independence of the judiciary when dealing with immigration cases”.
A number of NGOs used the occasion of the court ruling and the adoption of the decree-law to restate their concerns about the Italy-Albania Protocol. “Outsourcing [migration] is paying someone so that people’s rights are violated outside your country,” said the founder and director of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, Óscar Camps. In a press release, ASGI stated thatthe Italian government, despite being aware of its obligations, had “nevertheless brazenly wanted to violate European law” in what the organisation called a “very dangerous game that must be denounced and stopped without hesitation”. Describing the decree-law as “symbolic”, the deputy public prosecutor of Reggio Calabria and national secretary of the Democratic Magistrates (MD) association, Stefano Musolino, said: “There is always another law – European law – that is supranational and takes precedence over national legislation”. For her part, Judith Sunderland from Human Rights Watch said: “At a time when EU leaders seem intent on twisting rules, common sense, and the bloc’s founding values, it’s heartening to see Italian judges uphold the rule of law”.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has again criticised Malta’s treatment of vulnerable children and lack of effective remedies. On 22 October, ECtHR ruled in case of J.B. and Others v. Malta which concerned the situation of six Bangladeshi people who claimed to be minors, five of whom were deemed to have been subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment due to the cumulative conditions of their detention. All six applicants received financial compensation (€ 9,000 for the first applicant € and 15,000 for the others). They were assisted and represented by ECRE member organisation the aditus Foundation in co-operation with fellow ECRE member organisation Jesuit Refugee Service Malta with support from the Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation project and the United Nations Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) Malta office. The ECtHR found that Malta’s constitutional proceedings were not effective remedies and upheld the aditus Foundation’s arguments that the Immigration Appeals Board (IAB) needed a “radical revisiting”. In its submissions, the foundation argued that the IAB was “generally composed of political appointees who lack the necessary technical expertise”. “We won!! So proud of our amazing clients … just kids who told Malta that this must stop!” the organisation X posted following the judgment. In a press statement in which it described the judgment as a “huge victory” for the applicants, the aditus Foundation also wrote: “They are children who decided to take on an EU Member State’s migration policies. They chose to stand up to injustice. As we stood with them throughout these difficult procedures, we continue to stand with others who remain locked up”. “There are alternatives,” it added, referring to its ongoing campaign against administrative detention.
As of 20 October, 60 people remained trapped in Cyprus’ buffer zone. Commenting on the situation, UNHCR spokesperson Emilia Strovolidou described the limbo in which the people continue to find themselves after several months. In addition to not being able to enter the Republic of Cyprus (south of the buffer zone) they cannot be sent back into the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as there is “no asylum mechanism in the north”. She added that, if they did return to the north, their previous crossing to the south would be considered “trespassing in the buffer zone” and could result in criminal prosecution and deportation back to their home countries “without assessing their international protection needs”.
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has called for a normalisation of relations with Syria. In an interview with Euronews in advance of the European Council meeting on 17 October, Christodoulides clarified that he was “not talking about the Assad regime” but that EU leaders should not be prevented from “discussing the possibility of Syrians returning to their country”. He also said that he was prepared to discuss other possible solutions, including “return hubs”. “We are ready to look at all options outside the box,” he said, stressing that such options should be “in line with international humanitarian law”. He added that the UNHCR should be “with” his government to ensure that what is being done is “within the box and always within the framework of international legitimacy”.
Finally, a trio of NGOs has called on the Greek government to reform its registration system for people seeking asylum in the country. In a joint statement issued on 24 October, Equal Rights Beyond Borders, Mobile Info Team, and Refugee Legal Support condemned the current system as “dysfunctional” and responsible for unlawfully detaining of people seeking asylum and denying them access to their fundamental rights.
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RECENT REPORTS
ECRE
ECRE Member Organisations
October
September
Others
October
- Alarm Phone, Ten Years Alarm Phone
- AlgoRace and EuroMed Rights, Digital technologies for migration control at the Spanish southern border: A journey to the cross-cutting edge of digital automation in Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands
- Amnesty International, Egypt: Protracted human rights and impunity crisis: Submission to the 48th session of the UPR working group
- Amnesty International, Türkiye: Deep Erosion of Human Rights: Amnesty International: Submission to the 49th session of the UPR Working Group
- Border Violence Monitoring Network, Surveillance Technologies at European Borders: Assessment on Evros
- Border Violence Monitoring Network, Surveillance Technologies at European Borders: Assessment of Bulgaria
- Council of Europe, Report of the fact-finding mission to Finland by Mr David Best, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees, 21-23 May 2024
- European Parliament, EU Post-electoral Survey 2024
- International Migration Research Network (IMISCOE), Decided Return Migration: Emotions, Citizenship, Home and Belonging in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Lighthouse Reports, Turkey’s EU-funded deportation machine
- No Name Kitchen, Burned Borders: A No Name Kitchen Investigation on Illegal Croatian Police Practices
- Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants, Children’s rights in the 2024 Migration and Asylum Pact
- Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants, How will the new Schengen Borders Code affect undocumented migrants?
- Statewatch, At What Cost? Funding the EU’s security, defence, and border policies, 2021–2027
- Statewatch, Outsourcing borders: Monitoring EU externalisation policy
- Union of Turkish Bar Associations, Hukuka Aykırı Gerçekleştirilen Sınır Dışı İşlemlerine İlişkin Rapor
September
- Amnesty International, Türkiye: Eritreans at imminent risk of forced return
- Asylos and Rainbow Migration, Commentary on the UK Home Office’s ‘Country Policy and Information Note – Georgia: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression’
- Berlin Governance Platform, Re:Match – Relocation via Matching – From Arrival to Belonging: Six Months Results
- European University Institute, Unpacking the Crisis Regulation: A Valuable Addition to the European Legal Framework Governing Mass Influx Situations?
- Egyptian Front for Human Rights and Egyptian Human Rights Forum, Transnational Repression: Targeting of Egyptian Human Rights Defenders in the Diaspora
- Global Detention Project and Human Rights Monitoring Institute, Lithuania’s Border Guard Provides Limited Responses to Detention Information Requests
- Human Rights Watch, “I Can’t Go Home, Stay Here, or Leave”: Pushbacks and Pullbacks of Syrian Refugees from Cyprus and Lebanon
- Migration Policy Group, Austria: Country Report – Non-Discrimination 2024
- Migration Policy Group, Unpacking Structural and Institutional Racism in 8 EU Member States: Key Issues and Policy Recommendations
- Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants, Exclusion by design: Unveiling unequal treatment and racial inequalities in migration policies
- Refugee Support Aegean, New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Impermissible regression of standards for asylum seekers
- Refugee Support Aegean, Persisting severe reception deficiencies in understaffed camps
- Altreconomia, PlaceMarks and RiVolti ai Balcani, Locked In. From Above: The Confinement Camps of Migrants in 21st Century Europe
- United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Guidelines on International Protection No. 14: Non-penalization of refugees on account of their irregular entry or presence and restrictions on their movements in accordance with Article 31 of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
- Women for Refugee Women, Coercion and Control: The treatment of women seeking asylum in hotel accommodation
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UPCOMING EVENTS
ECRE
ECRE Member Organisations
Others
- 29-31 October, Belgrade, Human Rights at International Borders: Exploring New Technologies, their Risks and Opportunities, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- 30 October, Florence and Online, Book Presentation: Private sponsorship of refugees in Europe, European University Institute
- 5 November – 10 December, Online, Democracy Academy 2024, Migration Policy Group
- 12 November, Brussels, Implementing the New Pact: Solidarity, fundamental rights and effectiveness in asylum and migration management, European Policy Centre and Foundation for European Progressive Studies
- 6-8 November, Oxford, Migration Sounds: Pop-Up Installation Amplified in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society; and Cities and Memory
- 28-29 November, Brussels, 9th European Migration Forum: The role of civil society in implementing the Pact on Migration and Asylum European Commission and European Economic and Social Committee
- 28-29 November, Gent, Culture & Mental Health International Conference: Refugees, Dr Guislain Museum
- 4-6 December, Warsaw, Human Rights at International Borders: Exploring New Technologies, their Risks and Opportunities, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- 3-7 March 2025, London, Research Methods in the Refugee and Forced Migration Field, Refugee Law Initiative
- 10-11 March 2025, Florence, Building effective engagement between research, policy and practice: a strategic approach to impactful migration research in the world of policy, European University Institute
- Online, Training Course: Temporary Protection in the European Union, Council of Europe
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ONGOING CAMPAIGNS
ECRE Member Organisations
Others
- Captain Support UK, Open Letter to the Home Secretary on the Unjust Prosecution of Ibrahima Bah
- Care4Calais, Far-right hate will not win. It’s time to unite.
- Collective Aid, Water for All // De L’eau Pour Tou-te-s
- Conversation Over Borders, Messages of Welcome
- Conversation Over Borders, Safe Homes, Not Hotels
- Freedom from Torture, Messages of Support
- Free the El Hiblu 3 Campaign, Drop the Charges Against the El Hiblu 3!
- Free the Pylos 9 Campaign, Free the #Pylos9
- Object War Campaign, Protection for Belarusian Conscientious Objectors Vitali Dvarashyn and Mikita Sviryd
- Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London, End the Use of Hotels
- Right to Remain, These Walls Must Fall
- World Justice Project, European Union Subnational Justice, Governance and Rule of Law Indicators
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OPEN JOB VACANCIES
ECRE Member Organisations
- Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO), Referent*in/ Teamkoordinator*in Team Finanz-, Rechnungswesen und Controlling, Berlin, 25 October
- Diakonie in Österreich, Various
- Estonian Refugee Council, Project Coordinator, Tallinn, 31 October
- Estonian Refugee Council, Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst, 28 October
- International Catholic Migration Commission, Head of Communications for ICMC’s Resettlement Support – Center, Türkiye and Middle East, Istanbul, 31 October
- Scottish Refugee Council, Fundraising Officer, Glasgow, 5 November
- Solentra, Various, Belgium
- Safe Passage International, Board of Trustees, 20 November
Others
- European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, Head of Finance and Administration, Berlin, 15 November
- Fondazione l’Albero della Vita, Events Officer, Brussels, 31 December
- International Detention Coalition, Development Officer, The Hague/Remote, 10 November
- International Organization for Migration, Programme Officer (Migrant Integration and Social Cohesion), Geneva, 30 October
- Kalayaan, Chief Executive Officer, London, 11 November
- Islamic Relief, Various, London/Birmingham
- Malengo, Program Manager, Germany
- Mynta Law, Junior Jurist, The Hague
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CALLS FOR PAPERS, PROJECT PROPOSALS, UNIVERSITY COURSES etc.
Calls for Applications
Call for ‘Engagement Shorts’
Calls for Papers
Call for Research Projects and ‘Research Shorts’
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