Today, we expect the arrival of around 180 Iraqi refugees from Syria who will be admitted by the German authorities on the basis of an admission program adopted in 2008. With this act of admission Germany complies with its quota of approximately 2.500 admitted vulnerable people. The refugees are mainly members of religious minorities, children and young people as well as people with relatives living in Germany. The EU Ministers of the Interior agreed in 2008 to admit about 10.000 especially vul

Complaint submitted to the European Commission On November 11, 2009, PRO ASYL, along with fellow refugee organizations Dutch Council for Refugees, Finnish Refugee Advice Center, and British Refugee and Migrant Justice, filed a complaint with the European Commission against Greece. Twenty other European refugee organizations support the complaint. PRO ASYL demands that the European Commission immediately initiates an infringement procedure in the European Court of Justice based on Greece's fail

On the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, PRO ASYL is presenting a petition to the European Parliament which is addressing the dying of thousands at our outer borders. More than 1500 documented cases of deaths at the doors of Europe over the last 12 months illustrate a serious human rights record. Nearly 30.000 citizens, predominantly from Germany, and human rights organisation from 17 European countries are supporting the petition and are appealing to the Europea

"The situation in Greece is out of control" Research into the situation of asylum seekers in Greece Carried out by Karl Kopp, PRO ASYL's Director of European Affairs, from October 20th to 28th 2008 The research focused on the situation of asylum seekers and individuals returned to the Greek capital on the basis of the Dublin II Regulation. Kopp spoke personally to many  refugees as well as representatives of civil society, the UNHCR and the Ministry for Health between