The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has released analysis indicating that EU+ countries continue to receive high levels of asylum applications. In January 2024, some 94 000 applications were...
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The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has released analysis indicating that EU+ countries continue to receive high levels of asylum applications. In January 2024, some 94 000 applications were...
Geneva - Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor expresses deep concern over the dangerous expansion of government repression in Tunisia, aimed at consolidating the ban on public freedoms and restricting...
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In January, 2,258 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea. Most originated from Bangladesh (26%), Tunisia (22%) and the Syrian Arab Republic (18%). 18 per cent were children. Additional...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 At 23:15 on Tuesday, 12 March, EMERGENCY’s search and rescue ship Life Support completed the disembarkation of 52 people rescued on 11 March in the international waters of...
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The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union in the first two months of 2024 reached 31 200, similar to the level from a year ago, according to preliminary calculations. The...
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In December, 5,236 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea. Most originated from Tunisia (16%), Bangladesh and the Syrian Arab Republic (13% each) and Egypt (10%). 21% were children. Additional...
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The number of irregular border crossings at the EU’s external border in 2023 reached a total of approximately 380 000, driven by a rise in arrivals via the Mediterranean region, according to...
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More than ever, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is experiencing increasingly frequent and severe hydrological and meteorological (hydromet) hazards such as floods, droughts, heat...
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Geneva / Rome, 29 January -- The International Organization of Migration (IOM) has revealed today that nearly 100 people have died or disappeared in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean since the...
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Una diplomacia basada en principios es fundamental para sostener el marco de derechos humanos (New York) – Los líderes mundiales no han adoptado posturas firmes para proteger los derechos humanos...
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Une « diplomatie de principes » est essentielle pour défendre le système mondial des droits humains (New York) – Les dirigeants mondiaux ont manqué à leur devoir de fermeté pour protéger les droits...
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Principled Diplomacy Critical to Uphold Human Rights Framework (New York) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a year of some of the worst crises...
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In November, 8,317 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea. Most originated from Bangladesh, the Syrian Arab Republic, Egypt and Pakistan. 18% were children. Additional arrivals reached Italy...
Répression accrue contre la liberté d’expression et le militantisme pacifique (Tunis) – La Tunisie a encore connu une régression en termes de droits humains et d’état de droit au cours de l’année...
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Escalated Crackdown on Freedom of Expression, Peaceful Activism (Tunis) – Tunisia experienced further regression in terms of human rights and the rule of law during 2023 in the absence of genuine...
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Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 388 shipments of requested medical aid to 42 U.S. states and territories and nine countries worldwide. The shipments contained 14.9 million...
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Tunis/ Banjul - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has today facilitated the voluntary return of 141 stranded Gambian migrants from Tunisia. This marks the highest chartered voluntary...
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Judith Sunderland A new “political agreement” to overhaul the European Union’s asylum and migration system will severely curtail the rights of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees. Despite...
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2023 has seen a significant rise in the number of irregular border crossings, which increased by 17% in the first 11 months to reach over 355 300. This number has already surpassed the entire total...
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In October, 10,277 refugees and migrants arrived in Italy by sea. Most originated from Syrian Arab Republic, Bangladesh and Tunisia. 17% were children. Additional arrivals reached Italy via land and...