Statement from Refugees International Senior Advocate for Women and Girls Devon Cone on the announcement that European Asylum Support Office is doubling its staff in order to speed up processing of asylum claims on the Greek islands.
EU Failure on Unaccompanied Minors ‘A Shameful Abdication of Responsibility’
Of the more than 5,000 unaccompanied minors who have recently arrived in Greece, more than 1,600 of these children are stuck in miserable conditions on the islands and the majority of them are living in tents outside of formal shelters.
Greek Government Should Immediately Alleviate Conditions in Migrant Camps
The situation for asylum seekers on the Greek islands is rapidly deteriorating and must be urgently addressed.
The EU is Complicit in Migrants’ Horrific Fate in Libya
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz today issued a statement in response to the airstrike on the Tajoura detention center in Tripoli.
EU Must Urgently Evacuate Refugees, Migrants Trapped in Libya
Refugees International urges the EU and its governments to urgently evacuate from Libya refugees and migrants currently in detention centers.
Europe Must Stop Putting Politics above Human Lives
Refugees International is dismayed by the Italian government’s refusal to allow the SOS Mediteranée and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ship, the Aquarius, to disembark in Italy.
The Return of Thousands of Afghans from Turkey back to Afghanistan is Cause for Alarm
Refugees International expresses its deep concern regarding the return in recent weeks of thousands of Afghan nationals from Turkey back to Afghanistan where their safety is at risk.
Greek Government Defies Court on Asylum Seekers
Twenty-one human rights and humanitarian organizations issued a statement today protesting the Greek government’s move to overturn a binding court ruling which ordered the government to end its abusive policy of trapping asylum seekers on Greece’s islands.
“Death Would Have Been Better”: Europe Continues to Fail Refugees and Migrants in Libya
European policies designed to keep asylum seekers from crossing the Mediterranean Sea are trapping thousands of men, women, and children in appalling conditions in Libya.
For Refugees in Niger, Relief at Being Rescued from Libya and Fear for Those Left Behind
In this blog, Senior Advocate Izza Leghtas write about refugees who have been evacuated from Libya to Niger under a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) emergency program. At a time when the world’s richest nations are closing their doors to people fleeing conflict and persecution, Niger has agreed to host some 900 refugees evacuated from Libya. But at the end of the day, Leghtas writes, EU member states and other wealthy countries must offer resettlement opportunities for these refugees if the evacuation system is to work.