A foreign citizen who arrived in Trieste in 2020 was denied access to asylum procedures in Italy due to the illegal behavior of the Italian authorities. A foreign citizen, illegally readmitted to Slovenia and then to Bosnia on the basis of the Italy-Slovenia agreement, has the right to … [Read more...]
Civil society calls for AI red lines in the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence proposal
European Digital Rights together with 61 civil society organisations have sent an open letter to the European Commission demanding red lines for the applications of AI that threaten fundamental rights. With the European Union’s AI proposal set to launch this quarter, Europe has the … [Read more...]
Italian city discriminated against migrant children, appeals court rules
Italian and foreign nationals have equal rights to access social services, a ruling by Milan's appeals court has confirmed. The case made national headlines after migrant children in the city of Lodi were effectively barred from eating at their school canteen. An appeals court in Milan has … [Read more...]
Bosnia: This inhuman chess game must stop
An appeal to end the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe: immediate action is required. RiVolti ai Balcani welcomes and shares the appeals coming from individual citizens, activists and volunteers from Bosnia, Italy and from other European countries, with the aim of putting to an end the … [Read more...]
EU pact on migration and asylum: risks of new mega-reception centres
Eighteen associations committed to protecting the health of migrants and refugees have launched an appeal to European governments and to members of the European Parliament. THE NEW EU PACT ON MIGRATION AND ASYLUM BRINGS THE RISK OF NEW MEGA-RECEPTION CENTRES SUCH AS MORIA Large … [Read more...]
Migrants: 18 associations ask EU to abandon hotspot centers
Eighteen associations promoting the health rights of migrants and refugees have appealed to European governments and to EMPs to change the model of large holding centers in the new European pact on migration and asylum. Large centers, they said in the recent appeal, "have devastating effects on the … [Read more...]
Activists, experts hope for justice as Salvini trial resumes
Italy’s ex-interior minister could be indicted for kidnapping refugees and dereliction of duty in two separate court cases and in the Open Arms case he could face the additional charge of dereliction of duty. “This makes the Palermo trial more important, from our perspective,” Antonello Ciervo, a … [Read more...]
Covid-19: foreign doctors excluded from public bids
ASGI, Lunaria and "Italians without citizenship" appealed to the Ministry of Health, the Parliament and the Government: those who have a permit of have the right to apply. Brief international press review Italy is short on healthcare workers, but its jobs are closed to most immigrants … [Read more...]
Italian court rules against higher immigrant permit fees
A court in Italy's northern city of Lecco on October 14 fined the economy ministry for having introducing additional fees for migrants requesting a renewal of their stay permits in 2011. The measure had already been contested in 2015 by the European Court of Justice. A court in Italy's … [Read more...]
What is the content of the recent agreement between Tunisia and Italy? Italian and Tunisian associations present FOI requests
ASGI (Association for Juridical Studies on Migration), FTDES (Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights) and ASF (Lawyers Without Borders) raise the alarm: "border control externalization produces systematic violations of migrants' rights". ASGI (Association for Juridical Studies on … [Read more...]
70 NGOs demand changes in the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum
"Instead of breaking with the fallacies of the EU’s previous approach and offering a fresh start, the Pact risks exacerbating the focus on externalisation, deterrence, containment and return." The commitment to a more human approach to protection and the emphasis on the fact that migration … [Read more...]
What we want to see in the new European pact on asylum and migration
The 23rd of September the European Commission will publish the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. Our vision of a European pact is based on human rights, accountability, safety and solidarity. This is a chance to change. The publishing of the Pact represents an important event since it will … [Read more...]
Moria: European Governments must urgently relocate displaced individuals from Greece
Urgent Call to Action from Civil Society Organisations across Europe. Over the past days devastating fires burnt down the Moria Registration and Identification Center and surrounding areas, the EU Hotspot on the Greek island Lesvos. The fires have left thousands of vulnerable individuals … [Read more...]
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