19 May 2020

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Webinar:

Migration and Mobility in the EU, 20 May 2020 [info]

Blog posts & press:

"Commentary: 'Leave No One Behind' and Access to Protection in the Greek Islands in the COVID‐19 Era," International Migration, Early View, 12 May 2020 [free full-text]

Commissioner Urges Malta to Meet Its Obligations to Save Lives at Sea, Ensure Prompt and Safe Disembarkation, and Investigate Allegations of Delay or Non-response to Situations of Distress (COE Commissioner for Human Rights, May 2020) [text]

COVID-19 Control Measures, Gap in SaR Capacity Increases Concern about ‘Invisible Shipwrecks’ (IOM, May 2020) [text]

“Is This Really Europe?” Asylum Seekers Living in Dismal Conditions in Greece (RI Blog, May 2020) [text]

The Mediterranean: Do Calm Waters Hide an Ugly Secret? (InfoMigrants, May 2020) [text]

M.N. and Others v Belgium: No ECHR Protection from Refoulement by Issuing Visas (EJIL: Talk Blog, May 2020) [text]

"'We give you 30 minutes': Malta Turns Migrant Boat Away with Directions to Italy," The Guardian, 20 May 2020 [text]

Reports:

Country Reports (AIDA, May 2020)
- Updated profiles available for Portugal and Sweden.

COVID-19 Crisis Fuels Hostility against Foreigners (SSRN, April 2020) [text]

EASO Special Report: Asylum Trends and COVID-19 (European Asylum Support Office, May 2020) [text]

Special Report: COVID-19 and Border Violence along the Balkan Route (Border Violence Monitoring Network, May 2020) [text via ECRE]

UNHCR Comments on the Draft Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Armenia on Refugees and Asylum Specifying the Role and Procedural Standards of Engagement of the National Security Service in Asylum Procedures (UNHCR, May 2020) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (8 May 2020)
Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (8 May 2020)

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