The UN's special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants criticized Hungary's 2015 decision to declare a state of emergency over the so-called refugee crisis. He added that the measure amounted to little more than scare tactics, and criticized the country's transit zones as being detention facilities.
Greeks are mostly empathetic towards migrants and refugees. But a survey of attitudes towards national identity, immigration, and refugees in Greece has also found that many people are worried about the impact of migrants on overstretched public resources.
Dozens of asylum seekers remain practically under siege in a hotel in the town of Vilia. The migrants were transferred to the hotel under the IOM’s program aimed at taking pressure off the overcrowded camps on the Greek islands. Soon after their arrival on Friday they were attacked with rocks and petrol bombs by local residents.
Intolerance comes with age and location can play a part too, according to a new study. Most German children said they are friends with kids from other countries.
A majority of Europeans favor taking in refugees, but there is discontent with the way the European Union has handled the issue since 2015, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.