The German NGO, Pro Asyl, has urged the government to halt the deportation of asylum seekers from Germany back to Poland, citing concerns over conditions in detention centers and violations of international law.
Amnesty International denounced the fact that "since president Kaïs Saïed power grab on 25 July, 2021" the condition of human rights in Tunisia "has significantly regressed". The NGO asks for the repeal of all measures that do not respect and uphold human rights standards.
A recent report states that there are at least 10,000 migrant farmworkers living in makeshift settlements in Italy, considered places of exploitation in which they are deprived of their basic rights.
The French interior minister says he wants to deport "any foreigner" who has committed "serious acts" -- regardless of their administrative status in France. InfoMigrants reviews what the law actually says.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has condemned Greek authorities for acting unlawfully in failing to protect the lives of 27 migrants during a rescue operation for a January 2014 mass drowning in the Aegean Sea that left 11 dead.
Defense attorneys have asked to postpone the trial of 36 migrants accused of "illegally entering" Morocco. The trial comes after more than 20 migrants died trying to break through Melilla's heavily fortified fence in an attempt to reach Europe.
Kenya has asked the UN Security Council to open an in-depth investigation into the deaths of 23 migrants who were trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Melilla on June 24.
On Thursday the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Lithuanian national law, which allows an applicant for international protection to be denied the right to asylum and placed in automatic detention on the grounds that they have irregularly crossed the border, is incompatible with EU legislation.
Spanish and Moroccan activists called for a probe into the clash that left at least 23 people dead at Spain's North African exclave of Melilla. The unrest began when some 2,000 migrants tried to rush the border fence.
The increasing criminalization of human rights groups in Greece, especially those defending migrants and refugees, has been highlighted by a UN official. Migrants too are at growing risk of facing criminal charges.
A court in Belgium ruled this week that state authorities violated asylum seekers' right to reception in a 'deliberate, coordinated and persistent' fashion. Rights activists have long criticized that many migrants and refugees in Belgium are left homeless as reception facilities are at capacity.
A challenge to the UK's new policy to deter asylum-seeker arrivals was rejected by a High Court judge. The UN says refugees risk "serious, irreperable harm" under the relocation plan.