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...]
RiVolti ai Balcani published the report “The Balkan route: Migrants without rights in the heart of Europe”
The aim: breaking the silence on the "Balkan route", denouncing what is happening along the way and sending a clear message to those who are within the game: you are no longer alone. The report "Balkan Route: migrants without rights in the heart of Europe" is the result of the work of … [Read more...]
Right of asylum’s historic victory: illegally rejected back to Libya, today five eritrean citizens have an entrance visa to seek protection
On the 30th of August, five Eritrean citizens have landed at Fiumicino airport, after the Court of Rome recognized their right to enter Italy through a visa aimed at accessing the international protection application. In 2009, Italy had rescued them with a Navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea and … [Read more...]
Italy-Slovenia border: ASGI’s open letter to the Italian government and UNHCR
Unlawful pushbacks of migrants at the Italy-Slovenia border ASGI’s open letter to the Italian Government and UNHCR ASGI's letter (in Italian only), August 3rd 2020 Background On July the 24th 2020, in the Italian Parliament’s lower Chamber, Undersecretary Variati on … [Read more...]
Complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee over the role of Italy, Malta, and Libya in violating the right to leave Libya, resulting in denial of the rights of asylum seekers
ASGI and CIHRS file a complaint for violation of the right to return and the right to asylum. Press Conference July 28th, 2020, 3:30 pm CEST. Location: Zoom (here the registration form) and live on ASGI’s Facebook page. PRESS RELEASE The Association for Juridical … [Read more...]
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