Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People

Short pieces:

The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Doesn't Protect People with Disabilities (HRRC Blog, March 2026) [text]

Stranded in Villahermosa: How the US is Deporting Elderly and Medically Vulnerable Individuals to Mexico (OpinioJuris Blog, March 2026) [text]

Reports: 

"Disability and migration: trends, issues and responses," Chapter in World Migration Report 2026 (IOM, May 2026) [text]

Invisible Care, Unmet Needs: The Situation of Ukrainian Caregivers of Persons with Disabilities in the EU (It’s Ability! Project, 2026) [text via SSRN]

Journal articles:

"Depression in Older Adult Refugees: A Scoping Review," Journal of Ageing and Longevity, vol. 6, no. 1 (March 2026) [open access]

"Disability and Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia: Vulnerabilities and Victim-Survivors’ Experiences," Journal of Human Trafficking, Latest Articles, 18 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Educating and Guiding Young Minds: Sociocultural Contributions of Older African Refugees Living in Calgary, Canada," Canadian Journal on Aging = La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, FirstView, 4 May 2026 [open access]

"Harnessing AI to Enhance Inclusion for Refugees with Disabilities: Mitigating Bias, Promoting Equity in Humanitarian and Resettlement Efforts," Disability and the Global South, vol. 13, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Implementing the Inter-agency Standing Committee Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action: A Scoping Review," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:12 (May 2026) [open access]

"Navigating the education and healthcare system in England: the transition experiences of asylum-seeking/refugee families of children with special education needs and disability," Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, Latest Articles, 20 April 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: People with Disabilities & Older People (23 Feb. 2026)

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

Invisible by Design: How the EU Asylum AI Systems Evade the Regulatory Gaze (Verfassungsblog, April 2026) [text]

It’s OK to not be OK: Digital mental health in Mahama Refugee Camp (UNHCR Innovation, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Rwanda.

Piloting AI for Humanitarian Information: Reflections on Our Collaboration with Dataminr (ReliefWeb Blog, April 2026) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

"The Digital Turn in Asylum Determination through the Lens of Superdiversity," Chapter in Power, Mobility and Voice: Jan Blommaert's Unfinished Business (Multilingual Matters, 2026) [open access]

Mental Health in Conflict and Forced-Displacement Settings: Leveraging Digital Technology for Targeting and Assistance, presentation at Better Data for Better Jobs and Lives: Innovations in Survey Measurement in the Age of AI, 8 Dec. 2025 [access]

- Note: A related concept note was formerly available via this document; I'm sharing the URL for info purposes.

"Migrants’ Communicative Practices in Polycentric Spaces: Anomie, Stability and Change," Chapter in Power, Mobility and Voice: Jan Blommaert's Unfinished Business (Multilingual Matters, 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Italy.

Journal articles:

"Building centaur responders: is emergency management ready for artificial intelligence?," Disasters, vol. 50, no. 3 (July 2026) [open access]

"Demystifying the Digital Transformation of Humanitarian Supply Chains Through AidTech," Logistics, vol. 10, no. 5 (May 2026) [open access]

"Digitised Migration: Entangled and Uneven Landscapes," International Migration (2025-2026) [access]

- Special collection. The introduction is freely available and six articles are open access.

"Empowering adult migrants through digital technology: language learning, identity, and career pathways," Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung, Latest Articles, 13 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Germany and the US.

"Framing the crisis: X/Twitter discourse on Ukrainian war refugees in Poland," PLoS One 21(5): e0346666 (May 2026) [open access]

"Harnessing AI to Enhance Inclusion for Refugees with Disabilities: Mitigating Bias, Promoting Equity in Humanitarian and Resettlement Efforts," Disability and the Global South, vol. 13, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

"Introversion to Digital Ghettos: Wilful Self-Exclusion of Syrian Refugees in Türkiye," International Migration, vol. 64, no. 3 (May 2026) [open access]

"Vulnerable human rights in cyberspace: a multi-case study of Ugandan refugees’ digital risks," Online Media and Global Communication, vol. 5, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies (13 April 2026)

News: 2026 Global Report on Internal Displacement

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) launched the 2026 edition of its annual Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) today. From the press release:

"Conflict and violence drove a record 32.3 million internal displacements in 2025, surpassing disaster displacements for the first time on record, according to the Global Report on Internal Displacement 2026 published today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). 'Never have we recorded such a staggering number of displacements related to conflict,' said IDMC director Tracy Lucas. 'As conflicts are intensifying, it is often the same people who are uprooted again and again. Yet the systems meant to protect them are being dismantled.'   

   The number of internal displacements includes each instance a person is forced to flee within the borders of their own country, often multiple times over the course of the year. ...

   Disasters also continued to drive large-scale forced movement. Storms, floods and other hazards triggered 29.9 million internal displacements in 2025, a 35 per cent decrease compared with the exceptionally high levels of 2024, but still 13 per cent above the annual average of the past decade. ...

   Internal displacement remained highly concentrated: nearly half of all conflict IDPs (31.4 million) lived in just five countries, with Sudan hosting the largest number for the third consecutive year (9.1 million), followed by Colombia (7.2 m), Syria (6 m), Yemen (4.8 m) and Afghanistan (4.4 m)."

Visit 1) the landing page for highlights, graphics, regional/country overviews, and policy analysis, and 2) the publications page for the full report in English, and press releases and summaries in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. 

Previous iterations of the report can be accessed here.

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 2 (MENA)

Reports:

Sexual violence and forcible transfer in the West Bank: How the Exploitation of Gender Dynamics Drives Displacement (Norwegian Refugee Council, April 2026) [text]

Understanding Gender Dynamics to Inform the Jordan Refugee Response (Inter-Sectoral Gender Advisory Team, March 2026) [access via UN Women]

Journal articles:

"From solidarity to selective engagement: boundaries of feminist praxis and refugee women in Turkey," New Perspectives on Turkey, FirstView, 23 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Syrian women.

"Maternal outcomes and access to maternal healthcare services among migrant, refugees and forced displaced women in the Middle East and North Africa: A systematic scoping review," International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, vol. 10 (June 2026) [open access]

"Structural vulnerability and maternal health: Qualitative insights into the three delays faced by undocumented migrant women in Tunisia," SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, vol. 9 (June 2026) [open access]

"Unplanned pregnancy and contraceptive use in humanitarian settings: the case of Syrian refugee women in Lebanon," Conflict and Health, 25 April 2026 [open access]

"Widowed and displaced: Spiritual and religious coping in mental health recovery among Syrian refugee women in Türkiye," Women's Health, 3 May 2026 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1 (9 May 2026) 

Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues - Pt. 1

Short pieces & reports:

"Editorial: Trauma-informed perinatal care for asylum-seeking and refugee women survivors of conflict-related and gender-based violence in the UK," British Journal of Psychiatry, FirstView, 8 May 2026 [free full-text]

Study visit to Luxembourg on good practices in upholding the rights of asylum-seeking and refugee women and girls (ECRE, April 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"At the Heart of the Heartless Bureaucracy of the UK Asylum System: Refugee Women’s Experiences of the State of Limbo in Between Violence and Protection," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 4 (April 2026) [open access]

"A grounded theory exploration of wellbeing and liveable space for Uganda-based forced migrant women, forcibly displaced due to conflict," International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 22, no. 1 (Jan. 2026) [postprint]

"Minor Wives: Married Girls in US Immigration Detention," Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [full-text]

"Prevalence and predictors of domestic violence among Rohingya refugee and neighboring host communities in Bangladesh," Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies: An International Interdisciplinary Journal for Research, Policy and Care, Latest Articles, 24 April 2026 [open access]

"Trends in Trauma: Increasing rates of sexual and domestic violence among female Latin American asylum seekers," Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 5 May 2026 [postprint]

"Vulnerabilities and Inequities: Challenges Experienced by Professionals Engaged with Migrant and Refugee Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Canada," Social Sciences, vol. 15, no. 5 (April 2026) [open access]

"Women Asylum Seekers and Intermediaries in South Africa," Modern Africa, vol. 14, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Gender-related Issues (30 March 2026)

New Issues of AHMR, DPCE Online, Geopol., GILJ, IJMHSC, Jap. J. Cult. Anthro., J. Am. Ethnic Hist., JEMS, JIMI, JIRS, JMHS, MPP, NJMR, REMI

Authors of open access articles in these journals are encouraged to deposit their work in the Forced Migration Research Archive (FMRA). The submission form and guidelines are available on FMRA's website.

__________________________________________________________________

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 12, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- The five articles in this issue focus variously on South Africa's asylum policy/system and Zimbabwean Exemption Permit, as well as rural-urban youth migration and irregular migration in Ethiopia.

DPCE Online, vol. 73, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Features a thematic section on "Climate Displacement in a Warming World: Comparative and European Public Law Perspectives."

Geopolitics, vol. 31, no. 2 (2026) [contents]

- Special issue on "Questioning the Safe Haven: Interdisciplinary Inquiries into Violence in Refugee Reception and Settlement," with a focus on Europe; the introduction and eight articles are open access. 

Georgetown Immigration Law Journal [access]

- The following issues were recently published online: 1) vol. 39, no. 2 (Winter 2025); 2) vol. 39, no. 3 (Spring 2025); 3) vol. 40, no. 1 (Fall 2025); and 4) vol. 40, no. 2 (Winter 2026). All articles can be accessed via the a/m link.

International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 22, no. 2 (April 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with one that is freely available and another that is open access.

Japanese Journal of Cultural Anthropology, vol. 90, no. 2 (2026) [contents]

- Features a thematic section on "Refugee Economies and Creation of Places."

Journal of American Ethnic History, vol. 45, no. 3 (Spring 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles and reviews.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 52, no. 9 (2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with nine that are open access.

Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 24, no. 1 (2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with six that are open access.

Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol. 27, no. 1 (March 2026) [contents]

- Mix of articles, with 14 that are open access.

*Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 14, no. 1 (March 2026) [full-text]

- Mix of articles.

*Journal on Migration and Human Security, vol. 14, no. 2 (June 2026) [full-text]

- Mix of articles.

Migration Policy Practice, vol. XV, no. 1 (April 2026) [open access]

- "Through this special issue, we aim to support and inform the second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), featuring articles aligned with the objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Global Compact for Migration)." Note: In its previous issue, the journal editors had announced that MPP would be discontinued! However, as the current introduction notes, IOM has apparently decided to continue publishing the journal in order to support migration scholarship that finds solutions to ongoing challenges.

Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 16, no. 3 (2026) [open access]

- Mix of articles.

Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, vol. 41, no. 4 (2025) [open access]

- Features a dossier on "Repenser le nexus sécurité-migration: nouveaux terrains, nouvelles logiques de sécuritisation contemporaines = Rethinking the Security-Migration Nexus: New Fields, Renewed Contemporary Securitisation Logics."

*UPDATED

Tagged Periodicals.

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Short pieces:

How 1980s Children’s Books Framed Vietnamese Refugees (JSTOR Daily, May 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Influencing international policy around child marriage practices (King's College London, May 2026) [text]

Research contributes to child-oriented justice in asylum appeals (Ghent Univ., April 2026) [text]

Ukrainian Children and Youth Abroad: Number, Factors and Prospects of Return, Risks for the State (Govt. of Ukraine, May 2026) [text]

- Note: The attached report is in Ukrainian.

Ukrainian Children under Russian Control: Why Tracing, Return, Reintegration, and Justice Must Be Addressed Together (Just Security, April 2026) [text]

Reports:

Advancing the Rights of Children in Migration: Priorities for the 2026 International Migration Forum (UNICEF, May 2026) [text]

- See also related press release.

Life in the shadows: protection and assistance needs of Afghan children and youth in Pakistan (Mixed Migration Centre, UNHCR & International Data Alliance, April 2026) [text]

Nutritional Status of Refugees and Host Children in Kenya (2025): Survey findings on child nutrition and immunization among refugee and host communities in Turkana Country and urban areas of Nairobi (UNHCR, April 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

"Compassion as a Social Emotion in Ethnographic Research with Unaccompanied Refugee Minors," Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 16, no. 3 (2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Finland.

"Hospitality and Agency in Young Refugees’ Everyday Relationships: A Study of Mutual Becoming," Global Networks, vol. 26, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

- Focuses on Finland.

"Living separated from family: the socioeconomic resources and mental health of unaccompanied refugee minors in young adulthood," International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, vol. 22, no. 2 (April 2026) [free full-text]

- Focuses on Finland.

"Refugee Rights, Family Reunification, and the Protection of Child Refugees under the Refugee Convention at 75," International Journal of Refugee Law (Forthcoming) [postprint]

"'Their suffering also plagues us': a narrative ethnographic exploration of humanitarian healthcare workers’ moral experiences of providing pediatric palliative care in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 11:13 (May 2026) [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (7 April 2026)

- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (7 April 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 2

Journal articles:

"Bearing witness to asylum seekers in an era of misinformation: the transformation of pro bono direct legal services into social change activism," Law & Society Review, FirstView, 27 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on "the U.S.–Mexico border and immigration detention."

"Deportation in the Deep State," Stanford Law Review (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Dicta's Danger: The Lingering Nuisance of Abel v. United States," Univ. of Miami Law Review, vol. 81, no. 1 (Forthcoming, 2026) [preprint]

Georgetown Immigration Law Journal [access]

- The following issues were recently published online: 1) vol. 39, no. 2 (Winter 2025); 2) vol. 39, no. 3 (Spring 2025); 3) vol. 40, no. 1 (Fall 2025); and 4) vol. 40, no. 2 (Winter 2026). All articles can be accessed via the a/m link.

"Protection Over Procedure: Why the Law Requires Divergent Burdens of Proof in Asylum and Withholding of Removal Claims," Washington Univ. Journal of Law & Policy, vol. 80, no. 1 (2026) [full-text]

Multimedia:

Understanding the U.S. Undocumented Population: New 2024 Estimates from CMS, 5 May 2026 [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1 (7 April 2026)

Regional Focus: United States - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

About half of Americans continue to say Trump administration is doing ‘too much’ on deportations (Pew Research Center, May 2026) [text]

Data: Eligible Immigrant Voters Play a Key Role in Elections in Hundreds of Swing Districts (American Immigration Council, April 2026) [text]

‘The farther away, the better’ is the problematic logic behind U.S. third‑country deportations (The Conversation, May 2026) [text]

Fluctuating Hallucinations: On the Boundaries of Immigration Judges’ Discretion in the Determination of Asylum Based on Political Opinions (Immigration Law Blog, April 2026) [text]

New–and Dangerous–Questions at the Asylum Office (The Asylumist Blog, April 2026) [text]

Trump Has Cut Legal Immigration More Than Illegal Immigration (CATO At Liberty Blog, April 2026) [text]

- See also related blog post.

Trump Restrictions on Legal Immigration Could Sharply Reduce U.S. Population Growth (MPI, April 2026) [text]

USCIS Cut Green Card Approvals in Half to Help ICE Arrest Legal Immigrants (CATO At Liberty Blog, April 2026) [text]

**Visit the Americas Migration Brief and ImmProf Blog for more extensive round-ups of news and publications.**

Reports:

Mapping the Undocumented & Temporary Status Populations: Understanding current undocumented and temporarily protected populations in the United States (FWD.us, April 2026) [access]

Temporary Protected Status protects families while also boosting the U.S. economy (FWD.us, April 2026) [access]

- See also related summary with links to additional resources.

Related post:

- Regional Focus: United States (11 April 2026)

Addendum to Statelessness Post

This always happens: I post a round-up of references on a particular region or theme, and then the next day, another relevant resource is published! This time around it is the Guide to Collaborative Advocacy on Statelessness from the European Network on Statelessness. 

See also the explanatory video.

I've added it to the "Reports" section in this post: Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2 (6 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

"African champions chart the way on the Global Compact for Migration," ISS Today, 5 May 2026 [text]

Beyond Humanitarianism: Reclaiming Health Equity for Internally Displaced Populations (RID Blog, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Mozambique.

Fleeing Sudan’s War: Refugees Detail Three Years of Trauma (Just Security, April 2026) [text]

- See also related TNH articles.

"How Sudan’s El Obeid survives drone strikes and siege warfare," The New Humanitarian, 29 April 2026 [text]

Transnational State Repressions, Abductions, and Refoulements in the Horn of Africa (Refugee Research Online, April 2026) [text]

Reports:

Guidance Note on Eritrea (UNHCR, April 2026) [text]

- This note "supersedes UNHCR’s Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Eritrea of April 2011."

Left Behind: Protection Gaps Leaving Somalia’s Displaced Exposed (Norwegian Refugee Council, April 2026) [text]

Many Doors, Uneven Outcomes: Dispute Resolution Pathways for Housing, Land, and Natural Resource Disputes in Nigeria (Norwegian Refugee Council, March 2026) [text]

“Stuck between a country we fled and a destination we may not reach”: Examining mixed movement dynamics in Madagascar (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

- This report examines "the case of Pakistani asylum seekers in the country and the position of Madagascar as a transit country along the Western Indian Ocean Route."

When aid disappears: Lessons from South Sudanese mutual aid (Conflict Sensitivity Resource Facility, April 2026) [text via ReliefWeb]

Journal articles:

African Human Mobility Review, vol. 12, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Five articles focus variously on South Africa's asylum policy/system and Zimbabwean Exemption Permit, as well as rural-urban youth migration and irregular migration in Ethiopia.

"Counting the costs of war: A holistic, multi-level assessment of the impact of conflict on Sudan," African Security Review, Latest Articles, 9 Nov. 2025 [open access]

Multimedia:

Emergency Response Rooms and Collective Action in Sudan (Into Africa Podcast Series, April 2026) [access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (10 Africa 2026)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 2

Reports:

Gender Discriminatory Nationality Laws and the Principle of Gender-Equal Citizenship, Expert Paper in preparation for the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) (Aug. 2025; posted Jan. 2026) [text]

- Note: A priority theme of CSW70 was "Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barriers."

*Guide to Collaborative Advocacy on Statelessness (European Network on Statelessness, May 2026) [access]

Unmaking Rohingya Statelessness: New Evidence and Opportunities in Myanmar’s Post-Coup Moment (McMullin Centre on Statelessness, April 2026) [text]

Journal articles:

"Filling the holes in the rights framework: statelessness, racial discrimination, genuine connections and the right to a (specific) nationality," International & Comparative Law Quarterly, vol. 75, no. 1 (2026) [postprint]

"'Saya Juga Anak Malaysia': Statelessness and Citizenship Rights in Malaysia," Advocacy to Action, vol. 2, no. 1 (2026) [open access]

- Scroll to p. 51. 

"(Un)rooted elsewhere: Palestinians and the making of a diaspora in the Arab Gulf," British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Latest Articles, 20 April 2026 [open access]

"Voiceless and invisible? Statelessness in Northern Thailand and the purposefully disorganised exercise of agency," Territory, Politics, Governance, Latest Articles, 24 April 2026 [open access]

Resource:

StatelessHub Library [access]

- The collection now includes "over 2,000 resources on statelessness and the right to a nationality. The platform brings together reports, analysis, tools, and publications from across the globe in one free, open-access, searchable database, designed to facilitate knowledge sharing, expand the reach of existing resources, and inspire action on statelessness and the right to a nationality."

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1 (6 May 2026)

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Bahrain: Civil society urges world leaders to act against citizenship stripping and related human rights violations (Coalition of 12 human rights organisations, May 2026) [text]

From commitment to action: Malta urgently needs a Statelessness Determination Procedure (ENS Blog, April 2026) [text]

From invisibility to equality: Advancing Roma inclusion through legal identity in North Macedonia (OSCE, April 2026) [text]

Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback (The Conversation, April 2026) [text]

Kuwait’s Bidun in the Face of Climate Change are Invisible, yet Exposed (Carnegie Endowment, April 2026) [text]

Portugal at a crossroads: ensuring effective protection for stateless people (ENS Blog, April 2026) [text]

Sanctuary Cities and City Citizenship for the Stateless (CSS Blog, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Stateless at Home: Kenyan Somalis Struggle to Reclaim Citizenship from Refugee Records (Global Issues, April 2026) [text]

"Stateless Neighbors," Brown Political Review, 20 April 2026 [text]

- Focuses on Haitians in the Dominican Republic.

**See also ISI's Monthly Bulletin for more news, information & resources.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality (6 April 2026)

News: World Migration Report 2026

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched the 13th volume of the World Migration Report, its flagship publication. From the press release:

"Access to safe and regular migration pathways continues to support economic growth and development worldwide, according to a new report from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released today during the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) week in New York. 

  The World Migration Report 2026 shows that restricting these pathways does not stop migration but instead shifts it into more irregular and dangerous routes, increasing risks for migrants and costs for States, while limiting the broader benefits of migration.   

  Migration continues to play a central role in the global economy. By mid-2024, there were an estimated 304 million international migrants, about 3.7 per cent of the world’s population, a share that has grown gradually over time. The number of international migrant workers has been growing too, and during the decade from 2013 to 2022 this number increased by more than 30 million, according to the latest available estimates. ...

  The report also shows that while the number of international migrants has grown over time, migration patterns vary significantly across regions, underscoring that there is no single global migration story and that responses must be tailored to regional realities. 

  The report further highlights that access to migration opportunities remains uneven, with pathways expanding more for people in higher-income countries while remaining constrained for those in lower-income contexts, reinforcing global mobility inequalities. This trend is slowing labour mobility and reducing the potential economic gains migration can deliver."

Part I of the report provides key data and information on migration around the world, while part II provides "an evidence-based analysis of complex and emerging migration issues." The complete report can be read online or downloaded as a PDF. An interactive page highlights key findings via data visualizations. 

More information in the form of factsheets, infographics and videos is provided on the Media Resources page. In addition, a toolkit on education has been developed and one on factchecking is in development. Both can/will be found here. 

Previous editions can be accessed in English, French and Spanish. 

News: New Edition of AI's Annual Human Rights Report

Amnesty International has published the 2025/26 edition of its flagship annual publication, The State of the World's Human Rights: Amnesty International’s Annual Report. From the press release: 

"The world is on the brink of a perilous new era, driven by powerful states’, corporations’ and anti-rights movements’ assaults on multilateralism, international law and human rights, Amnesty International warned today upon launching its annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. States, international bodies and civil society must reject the politics of appeasement and collectively resist these attacks to prevent this new order from taking hold, the organization said in its assessment of the human rights situation in 144 countries. ...Amnesty’s 2025 annual report moves beyond warning of imminent breakdown to documenting a collapse now underway, and exposing its devastating consequences for human rights, global stability and the lives of millions in 2026 and beyond. It calls on states around the world to urgently reject the politics of appeasement embraced in 2025, overcome fear, and resist in words and actions the construction of a predatory world order."

The complete report is available in English, French and Spanish, while summaries in multiple languages can be accessed via the drop-down menu located both 1) on the press release page and 2) at the bottom of the three full-text language pages. 

Previous editions are available via the report archive.

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Chasing Public Opinion, UK Immigration Policy Has Swung Cyclically," Migration Information Source, 24 April 2026 [text]

"Criminalising Asylum Beyond Prosecution: Exclusionary Law and Policy in the UK," Laws, vol. 15, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

"Deploying Community Cultural Capital: Peer Guidance and Counselling Among Eritrean Refugees and Asylum Seekers in England," Human Arenas, Latest Articles, 18 April 2026 [open access]

"Discourse Representations of Ukrainian Refugees in Romanian Online News," Chapter in Mediated Discourses of Conflict across Languages and Genres (Springer, April 2026) [open access]

"The 'good refugee' ideal in Turkey: analyzing media representations of refugees in the Turkish press (2011–2020)," New Perspectives on Turkey, FirstView, 30 April 2026 [open access]

"Media Narratives Regarding Refugees from Ukraine in Selected Polish Opinion Weeklies," Chapter in Mediated Discourses of Conflict across Languages and Genres (Springer, April 2026) [open access]

"The Meritorious ‘Other’: The Interconnection of Merit and Race in EU Migration and Asylum Law," JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Early View, 19 April 2026 [open access]

- Focuses on Netherlands and Germany.

"Navigating Desperation: The Struggles and Aspirations of Pakistani Asylum Seekers in Italy," Journal of Borderlands Studies, Latest Articles, 15 April 2026 [open access]

"The United Kingdom’s Ukraine Schemes and the Case for a Safe Passage Visa: At-Risk People, So-Called ‘Safe and Legal Routes’, and the Refugee Convention," Laws, vol. 15, no. 2 (April 2026) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (5 May 2026)

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

EU Member States saw a 27% drop in first-time asylum applications in 2025 (European Commission, April 2026) [text]

Legal aid for asylum seekers is hard to come by – it’s no wonder criminal advisers are taking advantage (The Conversation, April 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**

Reports:

“I wouldn’t wish this journey on my worst enemy”: Realities for refugees and migrants in transit through Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025 (Mixed Migration Centre, April 2026) [text]

Mixed migration routes to Italy: Findings from IOM's survey data in 2025 (IOM, April 2026) [text]

National Asylum Developments 2026 (EU Agency for Asylum, April 2026) [text]

Operational Standards and Indicators on Reception including Vulnerability-related Aspects (EU Agency for Asylum, April 2026) [text]

Operationalising the Pact on Migration and Asylum: Experiences from the hotspot approach (EU Fundamental Rights Agency, April 2026) [text]

Overview of the Role of UNHCR in EU+ Countries, Who is Who in International Protection in the EU+, no. 11 (EU Agency for Asylum, April 2026) [text]

Safe countries of origin and safe third countries: criteria for identifying and examining applications considering the new Asylum Procedure Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 (European Migration Network, April 2026) [text]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (8 April 2026)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (8 April 2026)