Bangladeshi migrant found dead near Slovenia-Croatia border
The body of a migrant from Bangladesh has been found in Slovenia near the border with Croatia. Police say it is the first such death in this part of the border region.
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CoE shelves case against Italy for migrant detention
The Council of Europe has decided to shelve a case against Italy that began in 2016 with a sentence on the arbitrary detention of a group of migrants in 2011. The Council noted that Italy has taken steps to solve violations reported by the European Court of Human Rights.
Council of Europe accuses Croatia of continued violence against migrants
The Council of Europe (CoE) has called on Croatia to take "strong measures" against the mistreatment and abuse of migrants at the hands of Croatian police officers along the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Belarus migrant crisis: EU Council chief visits Poland
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the EU's Charles Michel discussed new measures against Belarus and other actors involved in the migrant standoff during Michel's visit to Warsaw.
Bosnia needs national policy on migrant flows -- Council of Europe
The Council of Europe's representative on migration and refugees, Drahoslav Stefanec, has urged Bosnia to draft and implement a policy capable of structuring and coordinating the country's institutional response to migration flows, after a visit to the country.
Row deepens over allegations of pushbacks in the Aegean
The Council of Europe has expressed its wish that Greece investigate further the allegations of pushbacks and ill-treatment of migrants in the Aegean in an open letter. The Greek government in the meantime accuses some NGOs of working with smugglers in the area.
Cyprus urged to improve its treatment of asylum seekers
The Council of Europe, Europe’s human rights watchdog, has expressed concern over the treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Cyprus. The Mediterranean island has faced a sharp rise in irregular migrant arrivals in recent years.
Malta's treatment of detained migrants 'inhuman', says watchdog
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has said that the conditions to which detained migrants are subjected on Malta could be considered as "inhuman and degrading treatment."
'A distress call for human rights': European migration policies put migrants' lives at risk
The Council of Europe (CoE) has published a new report about developments in Europe's response to the migration situation on the continent. The document highlights a series of shortcomings that have marginalized and endangered migrants especially during the COVID crisis.
Hungary violated asylum-seeking family's rights, court rules
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary violated the law in its treatment of a family of five asylum seekers, including three young children. The Iranian-Afghan family was held in a border transit zone for several months in 2017.
Claims of physical torture, suicide attempts by detained migrants in Malta
A spokesperson for the interior ministry in Malta denies that it has received reports of physical abuse of migrants in detention centers, according to a local activist. Meanwhile a row has erupted over claims that migrants have been attempting suicide in order to draw attention to themselves.
Council of Europe representative for refugees visits Bosnia
The Council of Europe Special Representative for Migration and Refugees, Drahoslav Stefanek, on Monday visited Bihac in northwest Bosnia-Herzegovina, which hosts numerous migrants who are living outside or in makeshift tent camps.