ECRE Actions

ECRE interviews Andreas Kamm, ECRE Chair and Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council, who
outlines his views on the effects of climate change on individuals as well as on the main challenges in the
future development of EU asylum policy.

 

ECRE_Interview_Andreas_Kamm.pdf (361.57 KB)

The main Police Union in Spain, Sindicato Unificado de Policia (SUP), has rejected a circular which instructs Police Officers to detain migrants in order to speed up repatriations. ECRE has interviewed José Maria Benito, SUP's Spokesperson.

ECRE_INTERVIEW_SUP.pdf (112.32 KB)

ECRE interviews MEP Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (NL, ALDE) concerning the role of the European Parliament in Asylum legislation.

ECRE_Interview_Jeanine_Hennis_Plasschaert.pdf (91.74 KB)

On Tuesday 19 January, Belgium was condemned by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg for the detention of a Chechen family of four children and their mother in a closed reception centre.

ECRE interviewed Mr. Alexis Deswaef, lawyer of the Muskhadzhiyeva family.

Interview_Alexis_Deswaef.pdf (124.77 KB)

ECRE launches a Memorandum to the Spanish Presidency, which contains an overview of key recommendations.

ECRE Memorandum to the Spanish Presidency (176.52 KB)

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 issues that need to be prioritised during the 18 months of the Trio’s presidency. This Memorandum complements ECRE’s positions and identify, from a more national perspective, those issues where the often diverse experiences of Spain, Belgium and Hungary can be employed to effectively address some of the main shortcomings of asylum systems in Europe.

Good Practices for a Europe of Protection - a memorandum for the Trio of Spain, Belgium and Hungary (294.36 KB)

Debora Singer, Asylum Aid (UK): "Refugee women should be treated with the same sensitivity as other women victims of violence"

Following the UK government's publication of an ambitious strategy to end violence against women and girls, refugee organizations are concerned that the specific needs of female asylum seekers who are often victims of such abuses, are not adequately addressed. ECRE interviews Debora Singer, Women’s Project Coordinator and responsible for the campaign ‘Every Single Woman’ at Asylum Aid.

ECRE INTERVIEW - ASYLUM AID (140.91 KB)

ECRE addressed a letter to the Justice and Home Affairs Ministers ahead of their meeting on 30 November/1 December 2009. As Ministers will have a first discussion on the Commission proposals recasting the Qualification and Asylum Procedures Directive, ECRE calls on all Member States to commit to work together with the European Parliament and the Commission in a constructive way to establish a solid legal framework for the CEAS that is based on high standards of protection.

ECRE Letter to the JHA Council (194.6 KB)

ECRE conducted an interview with Koen Baetens from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on the setting-up of a refugee camp in Brussels.

ECRE INTERVIEW - MSF Belgium (1.03 MB)

ECRE interviews Olga Tseylina, human rights lawyer at MEMORIAL, Saint Petersburg.

ECRE INTERVIEW - MEMORIAL (1.67 MB)