22 Mar Frontex in North Macedonia
The EU’s border and coast guard agency Frontex will provide operational support in the border management of North Macedonia, “with full respect for fundamental rights”, under an agreement adopted by...
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02 Aug Violations of the Convention in the case of the sinking of a migrant boat
Posted at 02 Aug 2022
in ▶ Migrants rights, Article 2 of Protocol No. 4 (freedom of movement), Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment)
In the case of Safi and Others v. Greece (application no. 5418/15, 07.07.2022) The European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 2...
04 Mar Serbia ignores criticism from international institutions over the alleged exploitation of Vietnamese workers
BIRN's analysis released on February 1, 2022 warns that despite a European Parliament resolution, a UN call and evidence collected by media and NGOs, Serbia is not probing allegations that...
01 Mar Violation of the right to a fair trial due to the impossibility of examining witnesses whose statements had significant weight in the conviction
Posted at 01 Mar 2022
in ▶ Migrants rights, Police and prisons, Article 6 (right to a fair trial), Human trafficking
In the case of Al Alo v. Slovakia (application no. 32084/19, 10.02.2022) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been a violation of Article 6 §§...
17 Dec CPT published a report on its ad hoc visit to Croatia from 2020
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published a report on its ad hoc visit to Croatia from 10-14 August...
07 Jan The Commissioner for Human Rights urged that authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina need to address the persistent shortcomings in their handling of migrants and asylum seeker
In a letter published on 7.12.2020, the Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović („Commissioner“) called on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to address the persistent shortcomings in their handling...
05 Oct Southeast European countries are the least open to accepting migrants
Posted at 05 Oct 2020
in North Macedonia, ▶ Migrants rights, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina
According to US analytics company Gallup, which released a new survey on September 23, finding that countries from Southeast Europe are among the least accepting of migrants. The lowest score in...
28 Apr Fundamental Rights of Refugees and Migrants during COVID-19 Pandemic
The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees of the Council of Europe, together with the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) have published a note on the main fundamental...
25 Dec Recommendation on effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated children in the context of migration
The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers has adopted on 11.12.2019 a Recommendation to member States on effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated children in the context of migration. Migration puts children, especially...
29 Nov Refusing asylum applications and returning asylum seekers to Serbia was not in line with the Convention
Posted at 29 Nov 2019
in ▶ Migrants rights, ▶ Asylum seekers, Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), Article 5 (right to liberty and security)
In the case of Ilias and Ahmed v. Hungary (application no. 47287/15, 21.11.2019) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been: a violation of Article 3...