Hostages, Torture, and Rape in the Sinai Desert: A PHR-Israel update about recently arriving asylum seekers – including Testimonies of Physical Abuse and Torture in the Sinai Desert
Hostages, Torture, and Rape in the Sinai Desert: A PHR-Israel update about recently arriving asylum seekers – including Testimonies of Physical Abuse and Torture in the Sinai Desert
Source: Human Rights Watch (HRW)
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May 24 2010: We have seen great tragedy these days where around 80 Eritrean asylum seekers who departed to claim asylum in
May 24 2010: We have seen great tragedy these days where around 80 Eritrean asylum seekers who departed to claim asylum in
In a classroom at Glasgow’s Anniesland College, a group of teenage students are working together to solve a puzzle set for them by their teacher.
In a classroom at Glasgow’s Anniesland College, a group of teenage students are working together to solve a puzzle set for them by their teacher.
An Armed Forces of Malta offshore patrol vessel has rescued 105 immigrants on the high seas earlier this afternoon, after their large rubber dinghy developed engine trouble during their journey northwards.
An Armed Forces of Malta offshore patrol vessel has rescued 105 immigrants on the high seas earlier this afternoon, after their large rubber dinghy developed engine trouble during their journey northwards.
Dear Sir/Madam, We are writing to your respected Council to highlight and demand a proper investigation in the tragic death of 73 Eritrean asylum seekers who recently lost their lives in the Mediterrennean while trying to reach the shores of Southern Europe (Italy) in search of protection, freedom and a dignified life.
Dear Sir/Madam, We are writing to your respected Council to highlight and demand a proper investigation in the tragic death of 73 Eritrean asylum seekers who recently lost their lives in the Mediterrennean while trying to reach the shores of Southern Europe (Italy) in search of protection, freedom and a dignified life.
We shouldn’t automatically label immigrants ‘illegal’, but tell that to the EU, especially when it comes to Italy’s accord with Libya
David Cronin
If I could delete just one term from the English language it would have to be “illegal immigrants”. The notion that it is a crime to risk one’s life fleeing poverty in search of a better life abroad is an affront to the most elementary tenets of justice. And yet politicians and journalists (myself included, in the past) routinely designate such people as illegal without a second thought.
We shouldn’t automatically label immigrants ‘illegal’, but tell that to the EU, especially when it comes to Italy’s accord with Libya
David Cronin
If I could delete just one term from the English language it would have to be “illegal immigrants”. The notion that it is a crime to risk one’s life fleeing poverty in search of a better life abroad is an affront to the most elementary tenets of justice. And yet politicians and journalists (myself included, in the past) routinely designate such people as illegal without a second thought.
Egyptian Authorities Should Give UN Refugee Agency Access to Detained Migrants
Egyptian Authorities Should Give UN Refugee Agency Access to Detained Migrants
A landmark legal ruling has paved the way for thousands of asylum seekers in the UK to be allowed to work. The High Court has ruled that current laws preventing an Eritrean asylum seeker from taking a job are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
A landmark legal ruling has paved the way for thousands of asylum seekers in the UK to be allowed to work. The High Court has ruled that current laws preventing an Eritrean asylum seeker from taking a job are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
CAIRO, Egypt, July 2 (UNHCR) – Staff from the UN refugee agency have completed interviewing 179 detained Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers in the southern Egypt town of Aswan to assess their claims for refugee status.
CAIRO, Egypt, July 2 (UNHCR) – Staff from the UN refugee agency have completed interviewing 179 detained Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers in the southern Egypt town of Aswan to assess their claims for refugee status.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, June 30 (Reuters) – The head of the U.N.
refugee agency said on Monday it was engaged in frank discussions with
Egypt about the mass deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers.
refugee agency said on Monday it was engaged in frank discussions with
Egypt about the mass deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, June 30 (Reuters) – The head of the U.N.
refugee agency said on Monday it was engaged in frank discussions with
Egypt about the mass deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers.
refugee agency said on Monday it was engaged in frank discussions with
Egypt about the mass deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers.
CAIRO, June 18 (Reuters) – Egypt is continuing large-scale secret
deportations of Eritrean asylum seekers despite objections by the U.N.
refugee agency, which fears for their safety, Egyptian security sources
said on Wednesday.
deportations of Eritrean asylum seekers despite objections by the U.N.
refugee agency, which fears for their safety, Egyptian security sources
said on Wednesday.
CAIRO, June 18 (Reuters) – Egypt is continuing large-scale secret
deportations of Eritrean asylum seekers despite objections by the U.N.
refugee agency, which fears for their safety, Egyptian security sources
said on Wednesday.
deportations of Eritrean asylum seekers despite objections by the U.N.
refugee agency, which fears for their safety, Egyptian security sources
said on Wednesday.
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian government has agreed to give the United
Nations access to Eritreans seeking political asylum in Egypt for the
first time since February, the U.N. refugee agency said on Sunday.
Nations access to Eritreans seeking political asylum in Egypt for the
first time since February, the U.N. refugee agency said on Sunday.
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian government has agreed to give the United
Nations access to Eritreans seeking political asylum in Egypt for the
first time since February, the U.N. refugee agency said on Sunday.
Nations access to Eritreans seeking political asylum in Egypt for the
first time since February, the U.N. refugee agency said on Sunday.
The Egyptian authorities forcibly returned a group of around 200
asylum-seekers to Eritrea in the night of 11 June, and are preparing to
forcibly return a further 1,400
asylum-seekers to Eritrea in the night of 11 June, and are preparing to
forcibly return a further 1,400
The Egyptian authorities forcibly returned a group of around 200
asylum-seekers to Eritrea in the night of 11 June, and are preparing to
forcibly return a further 1,400
asylum-seekers to Eritrea in the night of 11 June, and are preparing to
forcibly return a further 1,400