Treated like human cargo - Italy pushes protection seekers back to Greece.

PRO ASYL and the Greek Council for Refugees publish report on systematic police violence against refugees in the Greek harbor city Patras.

Report from PRO ASYL and Bor­der Moni­to­ring Pro­ject Ukrai­ne (BMPU) unco­vers sys­te­ma­tic explo­ita­ti­on of asyl­um see­kersEuro­pean refu­gee poli­cy is respon­si­ble for this, too Refu­gees who are pas­sing through Ukrai­ne try­ing to reach the Euro­pean Uni­on are not only expo­sed to mas­si­ve human rights vio­la­ti­ons, but also find them­sel­ves expo­sed to a sys­tem of exten­si­ve cor­rup­ti­on. Whe­ther

German Minister of Interior, Hans-Peter Friedrich, announced on 28 November that transfers of asylum seekers to Greece under the Dublin regulation will be put on hold until January 2013.

PRO ASYL: Open up escape routes! Support neighboring countries! Prepare for the reception of refugees!

Italy declares a state of emergency and calls for European police units
PRO ASYL: boat people have to be received in a humane manner – ways for regular entry need to be established

Transfers to Greece violate European Convention on Human Rights

As announ­ced by a press artic­le today, the Ger­man Minis­ter of the Inte­ri­or, Tho­mas de Mai­ziè­re, has sus­pen­ded all trans­fers of asyl­um see­kers to Greece. He announ­ced that Ger­ma­ny will take char­ge of their asyl­um appli­ca­ti­ons, refer­ring to cases in which Greece would be respon­si­ble accor­ding to the Dub­lin II Regu­la­ti­on. Howe­ver, other EU mem­ber

Report of Border Monitoring Project Ukraine and PRO ASYL shows:  Even minors are illegally removed back to Ukraine

PRO ASYL: Fatal alliance against refugee protection
Appeal to the European Parliament: Stop cooperation now