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By Grainne Farrell Featured image by Siniparksi/Coexistence Lesvos Shortly after tensions on the Greek island of Lesvos had exploded, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on the island, sending another wave of intense fear through the island[1]. Locals, NGO workers and refugees fear that a pandemic within Moria camp will be uncontrollable, and that … Continue reading The impact of COVID-19 on the inhabitants of Greek Camps
RRE ha aderito a più di 100 associazioni nel firmare un documento che chiede al legislatore italiano soluzioni concrete e immediate sull’impatto delle misure di emergenza COVID-19 sulle cittadine e sui cittadini stranieri. Le principali questioni incluse in questo documento includono le condizioni di vita nei centri di accoglienza, nonché negli insediamenti informali e nei centri di permanenza … Continue reading RRE si unisce a più di 100 associazioni che chiedono al governo Italiano soluzioni relative alle cittadine e ai cittadini stranieri con riguardo al COVID-19
RRE has joined more than 100 associations in signing a document which asks the Italian legislator for concrete and immediate solutions regarding the impact of COVID-19 emergency measures on displaced people. The main matters included in this document include the living conditions in reception centers, as well as, in the informal settlement and repatriation centres … Continue reading RRE joins more than 100 associations asking the Italian government for COVID-19 solutions relating to displaced people
Human rights, humanitarian and frontline organisations have been emphasising the need for a responsible state response to covid-19 for several weeks, and have now resorted to calling on the European Union, the United Nations and the Council of Europe to intervene in the situation. Displaced individuals, who are already extremely weakened by precarious and unhealthy … Continue reading Open Letter to the European Union, the United Nations and the Council of Europe: The Covid-19 response in northern France
By Grainne Farrell In 2015, the Greek islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos and Kos became home to thousands of refugees crossing from Turkey by boat, hoping to reach Europe. Former military bases were set up into emergency response camps, with aid organisations and locals rushing to provide food, shelter and medical care. Locals on the … Continue reading Lesvos, An Island on Fire
Il va sans dire que les inquiétudes sont nombreuses concernant l’impact du Covid-19 sur les personnes exilé.e.s à travers l’Europe (et notamment pour les personnes sans papiers, celles confrontées à l’incertitude quant à leur statut légal, ou encore les personnes placées dans des centres de rétention administrative). Alors que l’extrême-droite et certains gouvernements européens … Continue reading Quel est l’impact du Covid-19 sur les personnes exilées à travers l’Europe ?
Needless to say, there are a number of reasons to be deeply concerned about the impact of Covid-19 on displaced individuals across Europe – in particular those who are undocumented, facing uncertainty about their legal status, and those held in immigration detention. As the far-right and some European governments have started capitalising on the … Continue reading On the impact of Covid-19 on displaced individuals across Europe
This month, the European Union Commission is expected to present a new Pact on Asylum and Migration. While this could have presented an opportunity to advance the rights of migrants and asylum seekers in Europe, there are many reasons for concern, in particular in relation to ‘externalisation’. Over the past years, the EU has increasingly … Continue reading The new asylum and migration pact: Risks of externalisation of EU asylum
By the Human Rights Observers team There are currently around 900 displaced people living in Calais, and 500 in Grande-Synthe, a town near Dunkirk, northern France. Most of these people live outside in woodlands, wastelands and crumbling warehouses on the edges of the towns, with tents or tarpaulins as their only formal structure for … Continue reading The constant cycle of displacement and destruction in northern France
By Helena Enyon Many refugees across Europe desperately need to reach a safe country where they can apply for asylum and seek family reunion. It is in trying to get there that many are faced with further human rights abuse, detention and even violence, as they attempt to cross borders. With no safe, legal means … Continue reading Border song – the secret culture of push-backs, violence and abuse in Europe