24 February 2024

Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

"Editorial: All Pact-ed up and ready to go: EU asylum law reforms," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 16 Feb. 2024 [text]

"Op-ed: Revision of the long-term EU budget: What implications for migration and asylum policy 2024-2027?," ECRE Weekly Bulletin, 15 Feb. 2024 [text]

UK’s Rwanda asylum moves undercut core human rights protections - UN Human Rights Chief (OHCHR, Feb. 2024) [text]

What commercial flight data can tell us about irregular migration (MPC Blog, Feb. 2024) [text]

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

Selection of publications marking the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine:

Destruction and Displacement in Ukraine: The Cost to Civilians Two Years On (Norwegian Refugee Council, Feb. 2024) [text]

Lives on Hold: Intentions and Perspectives of Refugees from Ukraine - Third Needs and Intentions assessment (UNHCR & World Vision, Feb. 2024) [text]
- Focuses on Ukrainians in Georgia.

Lives on hold: Intentions and Perspectives of Refugees, Refugee Returnees and IDPs from Ukraine, Regional Intentions Report, no. 5 (UNHCR, Feb. 2024) [text]
- See also related briefing note. Previous reports can be accessed via this blog post.

Ukraine, 10 Years On: Normal Life Remains Out of Reach for Millions (International Rescue Committee, Feb. 2024) [text]

Ukraine and Neighbouring Countries 2022-2024: 2 Years of Response (IOM, Feb. 2024) [access]

Reports:

Death, despair and destitution: The human costs of the EU’s migration policies (Médecins Sans Frontières, Feb. 2024) [access]
- See also executive summary in Spanish.

The Mental Health of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the UK (Mental Health Foundation, Feb. 2024) [text via EIN]

Practical Guide on Interpretation in the Asylum Procedure (EU Agency for Asylum & Intergovernmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees, Feb. 2024) [access]
- A poster listing the essential rules of interpretation and a series of checklists are also accessible via the a/m link.

Protecting the Defenders: Ending repression of human rights defenders assisting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Europe (Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Feb. 2024) [text]

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