Pushbacks to Libya

ECRE is deeply concerned that the Italian policy of returning migrants seized in international waters to Libya constitutes a serious breach of Italy's obligations under international human rights law, in particular the 1951 Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights.
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ECRE news

  • ECRE interviews MEP Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (NL, ALDE) concerning the role of the European Parliament in Asylum legislation.
  • Better protection for Somalis in The Netherlands. The Dutch Council of State, the highest Court in asylum cases in The Netherlands, has ruled that indiscriminate violence in the area of Mogadishu, in Somalia, has reached such a level that anyone who is returned there can be at risk. Read more >>
  • ECRE interviews Mr. Alexis Deswaef, lawyer in the European Court of Human Rights case that condemns Belgium for the detention of a Chechen family of four children and their mother in a closed reception centre.

Latest documents

  • Spain, Belgium and Hungary form the new Trio of States that will hold the Presidency of the European Union from January 2010 until June 2011. At this occasion, ECRE' Spanish, Belgian and Hungarian members CEAR, the Flemish Refugee Action, CIRE and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee released their Memorandum that outlines the priority issues during the 18 months of the Trio’s presidency.
  • On the occasion of the Spanish Presidency ECRE presents its views on what steps need to be taken in order to uphold the EU’s commitment to establish a Common European System by 2012 and to ensure that the rights of persons in need of international protection are fully taken into consideration in all relevant EU policies. Read ECRE's Memorandum to the Spanish Presidency.
  • ECRE presents its recommendations on the future Stockholm Programme in the field of asylum. Read more>>

Mission Statement

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is a pan-European network of non-governmental organisations, concerned with the needs of all individuals seeking refuge and protection within Europe.

ECRE promotes the protection and integration of refugees based on the values of human dignity, human rights and an ethic of solidarity. International refugee and human rights law are a key reference point for our analysis.

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