How a fingerprint can change an asylum seeker’s life
When Anas Obeid was deported from Germany and landed at Milan’s Malpensa airport, the wound in his leg was still bleeding.
▻http://www.irinnews.org/special-report/2017/11/21/how-fingerprint-can-change-asylum-seeker-s-life
#empreintes_digitales #asile #migrations #réfugiés #Dublin #renvois_dublin #migrerrance
EU Policies Put Refugees At Risk
A lack of leadership, vision, and solidarity based on human rights principles are at the core of the European Union’s dismal response to refugee and migration challenges. The mismanagement and politicization of a surge in boat migration in 2015, when over one million migrants and asylum seekers traveled to the EU by sea, has led to a humanitarian and political crisis largely of the EU’s own making that needs to be addressed with the utmost urgency.
If chaos characterized the response of the EU and its member states in 2015, wrong-headed and rights-abusing policies have defined 2016. Instead of providing for safe and orderly channels into the EU for asylum seekers and refugees and sharing responsibility for them equitably, the EU and its member states have endorsed policies designed to limit arrivals and to outsource responsibility to regions and countries outside of the EU. The deeply flawed deal with Turkey and problematic cooperation with the Libyan authorities reflect this approach.
Individual member states have rolled back asylum rights at a national level and the European Commission has proposed an overhaul of the common European asylum system that is more informed by a logic of deterrence than a commitment to basic human rights. Far from ensuring the right to family reunification, over the past year numerous EU countries have restricted the right to bring family members to safety, and there is a discernible trend towards granting subsidiary—temporary—protection over refugee status. Proposed changes to the EU directives governing procedures, qualification for asylum, and reception conditions include some positive measures but also measures to punish asylum seekers for moving from one EU country to another, obligatory use of “safe country” and “internal flight alternative” concepts to deny protection, and compulsory reviews to enable revoking refugee status and subsidiary protection.
The European Commission has also advocated changes to EU aid and foreign policy that would direct them towards migration control objectives rather than improving respect for human rights. The Partnership Framework for relations with third countries represents a clear articulation of the EU’s goal, significantly re-energized over the past 18 months, to intensify migration cooperation with countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia with the objectives of preventing irregular migratory flows to Europe and facilitating the removal of rejected asylum seekers and other irregular migrants from EU territory.
In the same period EU member states have largely failed to implement the September 2015 emergency relocation mechanism scheme, which in spite of its limited scope stands as the only effort to date to more equitably share responsibility for the recent arrivals to Greece and Italy. As of mid-November, only 7,224 asylum seekers had been relocated.
To date in 2016, over 343,000 have managed to reach European shores by sea, while at least 4,646 have died or gone missing at sea. A substantial proportion of those arriving come from refugee producing countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. Such people are fleeing generalized violence, war, and serious human rights abuses. Many others are seeking to escape economic deprivation and may not qualify for asylum.
The numbers of arrivals are down from 2015, when over one million migrants and asylum seekers survived the dangerous journey to the EU. But 2016 is proving even deadlier than 2015, when at least 3,671 died or went missing in the attempt. Border closures and a deeply flawed deal with Turkey contributed to reducing the numbers of those crossing from Turkey to Greece, while crossings from North Africa, particularly Libya, have kept pace with previous years.
In November 2015, Human Rights Watch urged the EU and its member states to take concrete actions to reduce the need for dangerous journeys, address the crisis at Europe’s borders, fix the EU’s broken asylum system, and ensure that EU cooperation with other countries improves refugee protection and respect for human rights. This document, one year later, shows that the EU has gone in the opposite direction.
Throughout this document, we use the terms migrant, asylum seeker, and refugee within the meaning of existing international law. The term migrant describes the wide range of people on the move; it is intended as an inclusive rather than an exclusive term. A migrant may also be an asylum seeker or refugee. An asylum seeker is someone who has or intends to apply for international protection in a country other than her own. A refugee is a person who has a well-founded fear of persecution in her country of origin. A migrant who has crossed international borders without a need for international protection may, following a fair procedure in which their individual circumstances have been assessed and their rights have been guaranteed, be returned involuntarily to their country of origin if this return can be done in a safe and dignified manner. All persons, regardless of status, have inalienable human rights.
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/23/eu-policies-put-refugees-risk
–-> Dans ce rapport, pas mal d’info sur Dublin...
Exposed: abuses of migrants by state officials on Europe’s borders
Violence, brutality and unlawful treatment by authorities on the Western Balkan route are a frequent occurrence, claim refugees and other migrants in a new NGO report revealed today. People fleeing war, persecution and poverty describe beatings, robbery and inhuman treatment at the hands of police, border guards and other officials. In many cases, people tell of illegal deportations with state agents denying access to asylum procedures for those seeking international protection.
▻https://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressreleases/2017-04-06/exposed-abuses-migrants-state-officials-europes-borders
#frontières #asile #migrations #réfugiés #violence #brutalité #Croatie #rapport #hongrie #bulgarie #serbie
Lien vers le rapport:
▻https://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments/bp-dangerous-game-pushback-migrants-refugees-060417-en_0.pdf
#push-back #refoulement
v. aussi cet autre rapport :
The Refugee Explosion
▻https://aoav.org.uk/category/refugee-explosion
Lien vers le rapport pdf :
▻http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/The-Refugee-Explosion.pdf
A crisis of protection and safe passage: violence experienced by migrants/refugees travelling along the Western Balkan corridor to Northern Europe
Pushed by ongoing conflicts and pulled by the desire for a better life, over one million migrants/refugees transited Balkan countries and arrived in Europe during 2015 and early 2016. To curb this influx, European countries instituted restrictive migration policies often characterized by building of razor-wire border fences and border closures. Among migrants/refugees who received mental health care in Serbia while travelling through Balkan countries to Northern Europe, we assessed the prevalence and patterns of violent events experienced including physical trauma.
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Welcome to refugee purgatory on the Hungary border
Thousands of migrants and refugees trying to reach northern Europe have become trapped in Serbia since neighbouring countries sealed their borders in early 2016. After months of living in squalid conditions in abandoned buildings or overcrowded reception centres, many attempt to cross into Hungary. Few succeed.
►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-iW3QbsBcc
Hungary: Migrants Abused at the Border
Ensure Asylum Access ; Investigate Cruel, Violent Pushbacks
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/07/13/hungary-migrants-abused-border
Child Refugees Are Being Abused By European Border Officials
A report by Doctors Without Borders details the mistreatment of refugees along the Balkan Route.
▻https://www.vice.com/en_nz/article/43nw4m/child-refugees-are-being-abused-by-european-border-officials
What the Greek Authorities Should do to Prevent Hate Crimes Directed at Migrants
The situation on the Greek eastern Aegean islands housing the so-called refugee “#hotspots” has taken a dangerous turn, with racially motivated attacks on the rise. The European Union needs to act to head off a full-blown surge in anti-refugee rhetoric and violence.
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/12/12/what-greek-authorities-should-do-prevent-hate-crimes-directed-migrants
#attaques_racistes #racisme #xénophobie #Grèce #anti-réfugiés #îles
Dispatches: Britain’s Dishonesty Over Yemen
The British government’s claims about the conduct of its ally Saudi Arabia in Yemen are self-serving and disingenuous. A year ago this week, a Saudi-led coalition of nine Arab countries launched military operations against Ansar Allah, the Houthi armed group, and in support of the Yemeni government. Since then at least 3,200 civilians have been killed and 5,700 wounded, 60 percent of them in coalition airstrikes, according to the United Nations.
EU says member states can start deporting refugees and migrants back to Greece from March
Returning immigrants ’will provide further disincentives against irregular entry,’ claims commission’s deputy leader
▻http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/europe-refugees-migrants-greece-march-a7462921.html
#Dublin #renvois #Grèce #it_has_begun #expulsions #asile #migrations #réfugiés
La Commission rend compte des progrès réalisés dans le cadre de l’agenda européen en matière de migration
« La Commission a adopté aujourd’hui sa quatrième recommandation sur la reprise des transferts vers la Grèce au titre du règlement de Dublin, qui constitue une étape en vue du fonctionnement normal des règles du système de Dublin. Elle constate que la Grèce a accompli des progrès sensibles en mettant en place les structures institutionnelles et juridiques indispensables au bon fonctionnement d’un régime d’asile. Toutefois, aux fins de la reprise des transferts, il convient de tenir compte du fait que la Grèce doit encore faire face à une pression migratoire élevée et que des insuffisances subsistent dans le régime d’asile grec, en particulier en ce qui concerne les conditions d’accueil, le traitement des demandeurs vulnérables et la rapidité d’enregistrement, d’introduction et d’examen des demandes d’asile.
Par conséquent, la Commission recommande la reprise progressive des transferts vers la Grèce, sur la base d’assurances reçues au cas par cas des autorités grecques, selon lesquelles chaque personne transférée sera accueillie avec dignité. Afin d’éviter de faire peser une charge insupportable sur la Grèce, la reprise des transferts ne sera pas rétroactive et concernera uniquement les demandeurs d’asile entrés en Grèce dans des conditions irrégulières à partir du 15 mars 2017 ou dont la Grèce sera responsable à partir de cette date en application d’autres critères du système de Dublin. Afin de soutenir les efforts de la Grèce, la Commission invite tous les États membres à se conformer pleinement à leurs obligations en matière de relocalisation et à veiller au déploiement d’un nombre suffisant d’experts en matière d’asile en Grèce.
Les demandeurs ne devraient être transférés que si les autorités grecques donnent des assurances, au cas par cas, selon lesquelles chaque demandeur sera traité conformément au droit de l’Union. Pour le moment, les demandeurs d’asile vulnérables, dont les mineurs non accompagnés, ne devraient pas être transférés vers la Grèce. »
Les réfugiés de nouveau renvoyés vers la Grèce
Athènes dénonce la décision de l’Union européenne, qui dit rétablir « un fonctionnement normal » du système qui détermine la répartition des candidats à l’asile.
C’est un coup de massue pour Athènes. A partir de mi-mars, les pays de l’Union européenne, dont la France, seront autorisés à renvoyer vers la Grèce tous les demandeurs d’asile ayant pénétré sur le sol européen via ce pays. Cette proposition, présentée jeudi 8 décembre par la Commission européenne, permettrait de rétablir « un fonctionnement normal » du système dit de Dublin, qui détermine les règles de répartition des candidats à l’asile dans l’UE.
Depuis 2011, la Grèce était exclue du sytème de renvoi, la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (CEDH) ayant jugé à plusieurs reprises que le pays ne remplissait pas des conditions dignes d’accueil de réfugiés. En décembre 2014, la CEDH a ainsi donné gain de cause à deux d’entre eux qui se plaignaient des conditions de leur détention dans des centres de rétention. Elle avait alors condamné Athènes à payer 6 500 euros pour préjudice moral à un Iranien et 8 500 euros à un Irakien, estimant que le pays avait violé l’article 3 de la Convention européenne des droits de l’homme, relatif à « l’interdiction de traitement inhumain et dégradant ».
« Hypocrisie »
Des accusations venant conforter les conclusions du rapport annuel 2015-2016 d’Amnesty International, qui dénonce « tortures » et « recours excessifs à la force ». Cette année, l’organisation Human Rights Watch a elle aussi dénoncé dans un rapport de 27 pages, les « conditions de détention arbitraire et prolongée d’enfants “non accompagnés” en violation du droit international et des lois grecques ».
Malgré cette jurisprudence européenne continue, « la Commission estime que la Grèce a fait des progrès significatifs dans la mise en place des structures institutionnelles et juridiques essentielles pour un fonctionnement en bonne et due forme du système d’asile ». Sur le plan de la procédure d’asile, les choses se sont en effet améliorées en Grèce ces trois dernières années, mais l’état sanitaire des 48 camps d’accueil répartis à travers le pays reste souvent catastrophique. Une grande partie des 60 000 réfugiés et migrants bloqués sur le sol grec depuis la fermeture des frontières des pays du Nord en février passe l’hiver sous de simples tentes, sans électricité ni chauffage. Avec des sanitaires réduits au strict minimum.
« Les conditions de nos camps ne sont pas bonnes parce que l’Europe ne nous donne pas ni l’argent ni le renfort en personnel promis au moment de l’accord entre l’Union européenne et la Turquie signé le 18 mars »,précise Georges Kiritsis, responsable de l’organe grec de coordination de la crise migratoire. « Cette décision de rétablir Dublin pour la Grèce est incompréhensible. Nous avons déjà du mal à gérer 60 000 personnes et on veut désormais nous renvoyer celles qui sont entrées via nos îles ? Nous pénaliser parce que nous sommes tout comme l’Italie, une porte d’entrée vers l’Europe ? », ajoute-t-il.
Le ministre chargé de la politique migratoire, Yiannis Mouzalas, a prévu de se déplacer à Bruxelles dans les tout prochains jours pour tenter de négocier une prolongation de l’exclusion de la Grèce du régime de Dublin.« Si les pays du Nord nous renvoient plusieurs milliers de personnes et que la Turquie décide de rouvrir les vannes et de laisser de nouveaux réfugiés arriver sur nos îles alors nous ne pourrons pas faire face, se désolait jeudi une source grecque proche du dossier. La volonté politique européenne de faire de la Grèce ou de l’Italie des zones tampons devient de plus en plus claire. Nous ne pouvons pas accepter cette hypocrisie, cet égoïsme, ce manque d’unité européenne qui nourrit les discours populistes et nationalistes. »
Pour Amnesty International, la décision de Bruxelles est « hypocrite » alors qu’une grande partie des états membres refuse encore de participer au mécanisme de relocalisation dans l’ensemble de l’UE de près de 160 000 réfugiés d’ici à fin 2017. Un objectif fixé en septembre 2015 par la Commission et très loin d’être atteint : 8.162 personnes ont jusqu’ici été relocalisées, dont 6 212 de Grèce. « Nous avons besoin de plus de solidarité européenne pas de devenir un camp géant à ciel ouvert », affirme Georges Kiritsis.
Nuances
Le commissaire (grec) aux affaires intérieures, Dimitris Avramopoulos, a tenu à nuancer la portée de la décision de Bruxelles : les renvois des personnes vers la Grèce ne seront possibles que pour celles qui seront arrivées dans ce pays après le 15 mars 2017. Les mineurs et les personnes vulnérables ne seront « pour le moment » pas concernés. Et la mesure ne sera pas rétroactive. Elle ne pourra donc s’appliquer aux étrangers qui sont actuellement dans un autre Etat membre de l’Union après avoir d’abord accosté en Grèce.
Bruxelles voulait, en fait, adopter une décision très symbolique avant le sommet des chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement, qui aura lieu les 15 et 16 décembre et doit notamment aborder la question de la migration. Il s’agissait, pour la Commission, de démontrer que le système de Dublin (le premier pays d’accueil d’un migrant est chargé d’enregistrer sa demande) est encore viable et que l’on peut en revenir au fonctionnement normal de l’espace Schengen, dont les règles ont été singulièrement mises à mal par la crise des réfugiés.
▻http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2016/12/09/les-refugies-de-nouveau-renvoyes-vers-la-grece_5046287_3214.html
EU says Greece fit to take back migrants
The European Commission on Wednesday (8 December) said it wants member states to start transferring people back to Greece as of mid-March under so-called Dublin rules.
EU: Returns to Greece Put Refugees at Risk
(Athens) – Plans to resume returns of asylum seekers to Greece put the rights of thousands of people at risk, Human Rights Watch said today. The move demonstrates once again the European Union’s failure to uphold its human rights obligations and share responsibility for refugees.
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/12/10/eu-returns-greece-put-refugees-risk
Migranti, da marzo 2017 torna il trattato di Dublino
Da metà marzo 2017 torneranno a funzionare, almeno parzialmente, i meccanismi di trasferimento di migranti, previsti dal trattato di Dublino. Lo ha annunciato giovedì 8 dicembre, durante una conferenza stampa, il Commissario europeo alle migrazioni, Dimitris Avramopoulos.
EASO to further support Greece: New Operating Plan for activities in 2017 has been put in place
EASO’ support for Greece will continue in the course of 2017. EASO and Greece have today signed an Operating Plan, encompassing all technical and operational assistance to Greece. Support activities foreseen include: support on relocation, support for the implementation of tasks under the EU-Turkey Statement, supporting and enhancing identification and assistance to vulnerable applicants, and support with absorption of EU funds
▻https://www.easo.europa.eu/news-events/easo-further-support-greece-new-operating-plan-activities-2017-has-been-
Germany to return refugees to Greece starting in March
Berlin to begin returning newly arrived asylum seekers to Greece after five-year suspension of such transfers.
▻http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/01/germany-return-refugees-greece-starting-march-170112123822339.html
#Allemagne
Germany: suspension of Dublin procedures to Greece set to end on 15 March 2017
Dublin procedures involving transfers to Greece have been formally suspended by the German Ministry of Interior since January 2011. However, with the latest decision of the Ministry of 30 December 2016 the suspension of Dublin procedures to Greece is set to end on 15 March 2017.
▻http://www.ecre.org/germany-suspension-of-dublin-procedures-to-greece-set-to-end-on-15-march-2017
Questions et réponses : recommandation sur les conditions à remplir pour la reprise des transferts de demandeurs d’asile vers la Grèce au titre du règlement de Dublin
▻http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-4253_fr.htm
The Federal Constitutional Court stops a deportation to Greece
Germany and other European states are cranking up the deportation pressure on Greece. It is not just about the admission of people under the Dublin regulation; even individuals recognised as refugees are targeted. A decision published on May 24th, 2017 by the German Federal Constitutional Court has now put a damper on such endeavours.
▻https://www.proasyl.de/en/news/the-federal-constitutional-court-stops-a-deportation-to-greece
Flüchtlinge in Griechenland: Deutschland beginnt mit Rückführungen
▻http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/video/video-315283.html
Germany to restart sending migrants back to Greece
Germany is to send back asylum seekers to Greece, ending a five-year suspension of the EU’s asylum rules on transfers because of poor reception conditions.
EU states begin returning refugees to Greece
European Union member states like Germany, UK and others to send asylum seekers back to where they first sought refuge, despite the continued economic strife in Greece.
Deutschland schließt Flüchtlings-Deal mit Griechenland
Was soll mit Migranten geschehen, die bereits in einem anderen EU-Land Asyl beantragt haben? Nach Spanien ist sich die Bundesregierung nun auch mit Griechenland einig.
▻https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/migration-deutschland-schliesst-fluechtlings-deal-mit-griechenland/22924074.html?ticket=ST-2364569-UIS46DaWdsHhS4WX5dHf-ap6
#Allemagne
South Sudan: New Abuse of Civilians by Both Sides
(Nairobi) – Government and rebel forces in and around South Sudan’s southern town of #Yei have committed serious abuses against civilians in recent months, Human Rights Watch said today. The abuses include killings, rapes, and arbitrary arrests by government forces and abductions by rebels. The abuses Human Rights Watch documented in Yei are just the latest example of attacks on civilians by both sides in the current conflict.
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▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/22/south-sudan-new-abuse-civilians-both-sides
#Soudan_du_Sud #viols
Take on #hate_crime
Germany’s Federal Government should heed the advice spelled out in a recent report on hate crimes. It was wise to assign the study, and showing unwavering support for human rights means to set the right example.
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/29/take-hate-crime
#attaques_racistes #Allemagne #xénophobie #racisme
Les conseils hallucinants d’une animatrice de 2M aux femmes battues | Telquel.ma
▻http://telquel.ma/2016/11/25/les-conseils-hallucinants-dune-animatrice-2m-aux-femmes-battues_1525251
C’est avec stupeur que les téléspectateurs ont découvert, dans l’émission Sabahyate diffusée sur 2M le matin du 25 novembre, les conseils make-up donnés par une animatrice aux femmes battues pour qu’elles puissent camoufler leurs hématomes. L’animatrice Lilia Mouline introduit ainsi son sujet : « Aujourd’hui, nous allons aborder un triste sujet. Mais à l’occasion de la journée mondiale de lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes, nous vous montrerons les techniques de #maquillage que vous devez utilisez pour cacher les traces de violences sur votre visage ».
cc @beautefatale
Telling Women to Hide Domestic Violence Behind Make-Up?
“We hope these beauty tips will help you carry on with your daily life,” said a make-up artist on the morning show Sabahiyat on Morocco’s state television last Wednesday. But this was no typical make-up advice: She was teaching women how to cover up bruises from domestic violence.
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▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/28/telling-women-hide-domestic-violence-behind-make
#télévision #TV #violence #violence_domestique #make-up
Maroc. Les conseils maquillage de la chaîne #2M aux #femmes_battues
À l’occasion de la journée internationale pour l’Elimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes, le 25 novembre, une chaîne de télévision donne des conseils de maquillage aux femmes battues pour camoufler leurs hématomes.
▻http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/maroc-les-conseils-maquillage-de-la-chaine-2m-aux-femmes-batt
Une explosion et un #incendie, jeudi soir, au « Hot Spot » de #Moria, Lesbos.
« Les informations dont nous disposons indiquent que l’explosion est due à une bouteille de gaz qui aurait provoqué un incendie dans une tente, le feu se propageant rapidement aux tentes voisines.
Jusqu’à présent, deux personnes sont mortes : une femme et un de ses deux enfants. Son autre enfant a été grièvement blessé, de même qu’une autre femme.
Selon certaines sources, d’autres personnes auraient été blessés -plus légèrement - des suites de l’explosion ou de l’incendie. Pour cette raison, un C130 a été acheminé sur place afin de transporter les blessés. »
source : Giorgos Pagoudis, « Journal des rédacteurs », « Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών », Athènes, 25.11.2016, 00:05 |
dernière mise à jour : 25.11.2016, 01:03
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▻http://www.efsyn.gr/arthro/nekroi-apo-ekrixi-sto-hot-spot-tis-morias
#feu #hotspot #asile #migrations #réfugiés #Grèce
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Lesbos Fatal Blast a Stark Reminder of Hardships Refugees Face in Greece
The fatal explosion at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos Thursday night is a stark reminder of the perilous conditions faced by thousands of asylum seekers in Greece
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/25/lesbos-fatal-blast-stark-reminder-hardships-refugees-face-greece
Fire breaks out at Moria migrant camp on Greek island of Lesbos
Woman and child killed and two others injured after a tent caught fire
Des migrants incendient un camp en Grèce après la mort de deux réfugiés
Des réfugiés ont mis le feu dans un camp sur l’île grecque de Lesbos dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi. Alexis Tsipras promet d’améliorer la qualité de vie dans les camps
▻https://www.letemps.ch/monde/2016/11/25/migrants-incendient-un-camp-grece-apres-mort-deux-refugies
Réfugiés : sur les îles de la mer Égée, « le désespoir gagne tout le monde »
Dans le camp de réfugiés de Moria, sur l’île de Lesbos, dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi, une femme et un enfant sont morts dans l’incendie de leur tente. Après ce drame, des réfugiés ont mis le feu dans le camp, provoquant d’importants dégâts. Sur les cinq îles grecques de la mer Égée, plus de 16 000 migrants sont bloqués dans des conditions sanitaires déplorables, attendant avec angoisse l’arrivée de l’hiver et le permission de pouvoir peut-être un jour rejoindre le continent.
▻http://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/le-fil-de-l-info/dans-le-camp-de-refugies-de-samos-le-desespoir-gagne-tout-le-mond
Death of child in Moria fire a disgrace for both EU & Greek Government
Following reports of the tragic death of a six-year-old child and woman during a fire in Moria detention centre last night on the Greek island of Lesvos, Save the Children is calling on the EU and the Greek government to urgently work to tackle overcrowding in refugee camps on the islands by moving people to safe and open facilities on the mainland.
▻https://www.savethechildren.net/article/death-child-moria-fire-disgrace-both-eu-greek-government
Fire breaks out at Moria migrant camp on Greek island of Lesbos
Two people were killed and two others were injured after a fire broke out at a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos late on Thursday, a police official told Reuters.
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/25/fire-breaks-out-at-lesvos-migrant-camp-moria
Nouvel incendie dans le camp de Lesbos, où les migrants sont à bout
Après de violents affrontements avec la police, le camp de Moria a été en partie détruit par un incendie volontaire lundi. Selon notre Observateur, il s’est déclenché à la suite de protestations des migrants contre les expulsions des demandeurs d’asile déboutés et les conditions de vie rudimentaires dans ce camp, situé sur l’île grecque de Lesbos.
▻http://observers.france24.com/fr/20170711-nouvel-incendie-camp-lesbos-migrants-craquent-grece-eur
Incendie dans le camp de Moria, à Lesbos
Après de violents affrontements avec la police, le camp de Moria a été en partie détruit par un incendie volontaire lundi 10 juillet. Vidéo envoyée par notre Observateur sur place.
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej-_5BVHTf8&feature=youtu.be
Iraq: Militias Held, Beat Villagers. Recruited Children as Fighters From Camp for Displaced People
(Erbil) – Iraqi government-backed Hashad al-Asha’ri militias detained and beat at least 22 men from two villages near Mosul. The militias also recruited at least 10 children in a camp for displaced people as fighters against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS.
▻https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/946w/public/multimedia_images_2016/hashad_abuses.jpg?itok=s1vK_AR6
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/20/iraq-militias-held-beat-villagers
#enfants #enfance #enfants-soldats #ISIS #EI #Etat_islamique #Irak #camp_de_réfugiés #IDPs #Hasansham
Winter is Coming for Refugees in Greece
“Winter is coming” has become an anxious refrain among asylum seekers living in tented refugee camps across Greece, that offer no shelter from damp and cold.
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▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/07/winter-coming-refugees-greece
#hiver #Grèce #asile #migrations #réfugiés #froid
Iraq/KRG: Displaced people can’t move freely
(Beirut, October 21, 2016) – Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government security authorities are unlawfully restricting the freedom of movement of displaced people in camps near #Kirkuk, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite the lack of hostilities in the area, people are not allowed to leave the camps freely.
▻http://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/iraqkrg-displaced-people-can-t-move-freely?platform=hootsuite
#Irak #Iraq #IDPs #liberté_de_mouvement #liberté_de_circulation #déplacés_internes #asile #migrations #réfugiés #camps_de_réfugiés
Iraq/#KRG: Displaced People Can’t Move Freely
(Beirut) – Iraqi and #Kurdistan_Regional_Government security authorities are unlawfully restricting the freedom of movement of displaced people in camps near Kirkuk. Despite the lack of hostilities in the area, people are not allowed to leave the camps freely.
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/10/21/iraq/krg-displaced-people-cant-move-freely
GISTI | Mineurs de Calais : sortis de la boue, mais pas de l’arbitraire
▻http://asile.ch/2016/10/24/gisti-mineurs-de-calais-sortis-de-boue-de-larbitraire
Les pouvoirs publics s’apprêtent à disperser la plus grande partie des mineurs isolés de la jungle de Calais, à l’instar du sort qu’ils réservent aux adultes, dans des centres provisoires disséminés un peu partout en France.
Transfer of refugee children to the UK on hold as Calais is cleared
The transfer of refugee children from Calais to Britain has been paused while the clearance of the camp is under way, the Home Office has announced.
▻http://www.livingrefugeearchive.org/transfer-of-refugee-children-to-the-uk-on-hold-as-calais-is-cl
Calais refugees: One last chance to step aboard the bus to freedom
Bereket stands at the fence of the compound where the luckier residents of the Calais “Jungle” live in containers. Behind him, in one of those containers, his fate is being decided.
▻http://www.livingrefugeearchive.org/calais-refugees-one-last-chance-to-step-aboard-the-bus-to-free
From the Jungle to Great Torrington: Up to 70 young Calais migrants arrive in #North_Devon
The Home Office is facing anger from a rural community in #Devon for failing to tell them they are hosting up to 70 unaccompanied migrant teenagers from Calais.
Fate of child migrants uncertain before France demolishes Jungle camp
With its makeshift shacks and poor sanitation, the Jungle has become a symbol of Europe’s failure to solve the migration crisis
More than 50 child refugees arrive in Britain as Calais camp faces destruction
Girls first to be brought to UK under the Dubs amendment – potentially opening the door for the arrival of hundreds more unaccompanied child refugees
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/22/lone-child-refugees-unaccompanied-dubs-amendment-arrive-uk-calais?CMP=s
France, UK Failing Unaccompanied Children in Calais
On Monday, the French government intends to demolish migrant camps referred to as the “Jungle” in Calais. This could be particularly harmful for unaccompanied children. During the last demolition, 129 children went missing. Today, French police estimate 900 unaccompanied children live in the camp, while some nongovernment groups estimate there could be 1,300 to 1,600.
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/10/21/france-uk-failing-unaccompanied-children-calais
Transfer of refugee children to the UK on hold as Calais is cleared
Home Office says it ‘reluctantly agreed’ to French request to temporarily pause moving vulnerable children to Britain
UK takes nearly 200 child refugees from Calais camp, Rudd says – as it happened
Home secretary addresses MPs after police move in across the Channel to begin week-long operation to raze camp in northern France
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/oct/24/calais-camp-riot-police-prepare-demolish-refugees-migrant?CMP=share_btn
Calais Child Refugee Media Coverage ‘Incredibly Dangerous’ Charities Say
‘Frenzied’ media coverage questioning the right of child refugees to be in Britain is “incredibly dangerous”, could damage their mental health and has already frightened those arriving, charities have said.
Via dalla giungla di Calais. Che fine faranno mille minori?
Addio alla giulgla di Calais: uno dei simboli della disastrosa gestione della crisi dei rifugiati da parte dell’Europa e dei singoli Stati europei viene smantellato. Da stamane all’alba i 6-8mila abitanti del campo nato e cresciuto ai bordi della cittadina del Nord della Francia che guarda le coste britanniche, viene smantellata.
▻https://www.left.it/2016/10/24/via-dalla-giungla-di-calais-che-fine-faranno-mille-minori
Anger as ‘panicking’ Home Office puts minors in detention centre
Source claims officials ‘didn’t do anything’ for weeks after closure of Calais camp was proposed and are not ready to place minors with their families
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/22/anger-panicking-home-office-houses-refugee-children-detention-centre-ca
Young residents of Calais remain unsure and afraid as demolition looms
As French authorities prepare to dismantle the camp that is home to up to 8,000 people, children and young adults are anxious about their next moves
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/23/indecision-and-fear-stalk-young-residents-of-calaiss-refugee-camp?CMP=S
Médecins sans frontières dénonce un « tri au faciès » des mineurs sur le campement de Calais
L’ONG estime que de nombreuses personnes sont écartées du dispositif d’orientation des mineurs, sans même avoir pu décrocher un entretien.
►http://www.francetvinfo.fr/france/nord-pas-de-calais/migrants-a-calais/medecins-sans-frontieres-denonce-un-tri-au-facies-des-mineurs-sur-le-ca
Bidonville de Calais : les mineurs isolés, victimes d’un traitement expéditif
Alors que 3 000 adultes auraient quitté le bidonville de Calais les deux premiers jours du démantèlement, beaucoup de questions perdurent sur le sort des mineurs présents.
▻http://www.msf.fr/actualite/articles/bidonville-calais-mineurs-isoles-victime-traitement-expeditif
Our report: red tape leaves refugee children stranded in Calais ’Jungle’
Unaccompanied refugee children with family in the UK are being left to fend for themselves in the Calais ‘Jungle’ as a result of bureaucracy, according to a British Red Cross report released today.
▻http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/News/2016/October/Red-tape-leaves-refugee-children-stranded-in-Calais-Jungle
Children in Calais still sleeping rough as fires burn in the Jungle
Dozens of children were forced to sleep outside last night after being denied a safe place in Calais. The situation for children in Calais after the demolition is the worst it’s ever been, Save the Children is warning.
▻http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/2016-10/children-calais-still-sleeping-rough-fires-burn-jungle
Dans la « jungle » évacuée, plus de 200 mineurs restent sur le carreau
Le centre prévu pour eux est saturé, obligeant certains à dormir dehors.
▻http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/10/26/dans-la-jungle-evacuee-plus-de-200-mineurs-restent-sur-le-carreau_1524562
Calais minors lured from camp then abandoned by authorities
UK and France accused of breaching human rights as children forced to sleep in makeshift conditions for second night
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/27/calais-camp-minors-children-abandoned-uk-france-human-rights?CMP=share_
Home Office sends Calais refugee kids to detention centre
Newly arrived child refugees from Calais are being sent to a former detention centre by the Home Office instead of being reunited with relatives or properly housed according to news reports.
▻http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/news/2016/home-office-sends-calais-refugee-kids-detention-centre
#détention_administrative #rétention
Child Refugees In Calais Pictured Sleeping Rough On ‘Cold, Industrial Estate’
Children are being abandoned and left to sleep alone and without shelter after French authorities demolished the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp and did not register unaccompanied youngsters in time to move them to alternative accommodation before nightfall, charities say.
▻http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/children-calais-sleeping-rough-jungle-camp-demolition_uk_5813231ae
Calais minors lured from camp then abandoned by authorities
UK and France accused of breaching human rights as children forced to sleep in makeshift conditions for second night
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/27/calais-camp-minors-children-abandoned-uk-france-human-rights
Underage refugees in Calais running out of options
As the French government dismantles the Calais camp many don’t know where to go next.
▻http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/10/underage-refugees-calais-running-options-161027110023422.html?platform=ho
Women and Young Girls at Risk as Camps in Calais Are Cleared
As the dismantling of the “Jungle” camp for refugees in Calais continues this week, volunteers tell Marie Godin from the International Migration Institute that the camp’s most vulnerable residents – many of them women and children – face an uncertain future.
▻https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/10/28/women-and-young-girls-at-risk-as-camps-in-calais-are-cleared
#femmes
Calais. L’état d’urgence, jusque dans la Jungle
Alors que plus d’un millier d’enfants se retrouvent abandonnés dans les ruines fumantes de la Jungle de Calais, The Independent révèle que les avocats des droits de l’homme se sont vus interdire l’accès au camp.
▻http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/calais-letat-durgence-jusque-dans-la-jungle
Destruction du bidonville : évacuation des mineurs ce mercredi
L’évacuation des 1800 mineurs qui sont hébergés dans le camp de containers est prévue pour demain. La procédure retenue est qu’ils vont être envoyés dans des CAOMIE (Centres d’Accueil et d’orientation pour Mineurs Isolés Étrangers) un peu partout en France. De là, ceux que le Home Office aura choisi pourront rejoindre le Royaume-uni, les autres resteront en France. Comme ils ont été triés au faciès comme mineurs en dehors de toute procédure légale, rien ne dit que l’Aide Sociale à l’Enfance du département où ils seront les reconnaîtra comme tels. Coupés des associations qui suivaient leur situation, ils seront sans soutiens indépendants si l’administration met des obstacles à l’accès à leurs droits.
Calais : les derniers migrants mineurs isolés ont quitté l’ex-"jungle"
Les demandes de transfert vers le Royaume-Uni des mineurs isolés qui vivaient dans le bidonville ne seront plus étudiées à Calais mais dans les centres d’accueil.
Most Calais camp child refugees ‘traumatised and depressed’
Charities warn that the longer children are exposed to uncertainty, the more difficult it will be for them to adjust to normal life
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/05/child-refugees-calais-traumatised-and-depressed?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
The child refugees of Calais: ‘The journey is not yet over’
What happened to the thousands of unaccompanied minors when the camp was closed? This is the story of one who is still in limbo
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/20/child-refugees-of-calais-journey-not-yet-over
#limbe
France/Royaume-Uni : Les enfants isolés de Calais laissés dans l’incertitude
(Paris) – Le gouvernement du Royaume-Uni devrait faire pleinement usage de toutes les lois et régulations existantes pour accepter le transfert d’enfants migrants non accompagnés se trouvant actuellement en France, a déclaré Human Rights Watch a déclaré aujourd’hui. Le gouvernement français devrait veiller à ce que les enfants migrants non accompagnés se trouvant sur le territoire français aient pleinement accès aux procédures d’asile, à un soutien de santé mentale et à d’autres services essentiels.
▻https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/946w/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-12-crd-calais-children_waiting_registration.jpg?itok=QmuF2jtQ
▻https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2016/12/21/france/royaume-uni-les-enfants-isoles-de-calais-laisses-dans-lincertitude
There are still 1,000 children from Calais in refugee centres. They need sanctuary
Kindertransport was the inspiration for Safe Passage, which has forced open the legal family reunification system so refugee children can reach their families in the UK safely
▻https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/19/1000-children-calais-refugee-centres-need-families-guardian-appeal?plat
EU’s Latest Bid to Curb Migration
The European Union’s willingness to set aside its core values to curb migration is once again on display with the European Commission’s launching of a new partnership with one of Europe’s most repressive governments.
The deal was signed with Belarus, the only country on the continent that still practices the death penalty and one with highly restrictive laws which deny many human rights groups the ability to register their organizations. The ironically titled “mobility partnership” makes references to asylum and refugee protection, combating smuggling and trafficking, and the development impact of migration, but fails to address key concerns identified at the EU’s main border with Belarus at the Polish frontier.
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/10/18/eus-latest-bid-curb-migration
#Biélorussie #asile #migrations #externalisation #réfugiés #UE #EU #Europe #partenariat_pour_la_mobilité
via @forumasile
L’UE lance un partenariat pour la mobilité avec la Biélorussie
Aujourd’hui, en marge de la session du Conseil « Justice et affaires intérieures » qui se tient à Luxembourg, l’UE a officiellement lancé un partenariat pour la mobilité avec la République de Biélorussie en vue de garantir une meilleure gestion des flux migratoires.
Indonesia Seeks End to Female Genital Mutilation | Human Rights Watch
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/26/indonesia-seeks-end-female-genital-mutilation
The Indonesian government has launched a long-overdue campaign to eradicate the cruel practice of female genital mutilation (#FGM).
The campaign, led by Yohana Yembise, the country’s minister for women’s empowerment and child protection, will deploy “scientific evidence” to dissuade religious and women’s groups who support FGM. Between 2010 to 2015, 49 percent of girls from birth to 14 years of age in Indonesia had undergone FGM.
The campaign is just the latest government effort to end FGM. The government banned the practice in 2006, but buckled to pressure from Islamic organizations in 2010 and issued a regulation allowing FGM “if it is carried out by medical professionals, such as doctors, midwives and nurses.” The government repealed that regulation in 2014, but has not specified penalties for those who carry out FGM.
Canada’s Detention of Children
Four-year-old Delano was held for more than six months in the Toronto Immigration Holding Centre alongside his mother in 2015. During his time in detention, he became “angry about everything,” his mother said. He did not sleep well, cried during the night, and lost significant weight.
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/22/canadas-detention-children
#Canada #asile #migrations #réfugiés #détention_administrative #rétention #enfants #enfance
Greece Refugee Camp Destroyed By Fire
Monday’s night fire at Moria, Greece’s biggest refugee “hotspot” on the island of Lesbos, is a stark reminder of the dangerous impact of both the European Union’s flawed refugee policies and Greece’s failure to provide genuine protection to asylum seekers and migrants throughout the country.
▻https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_embed/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-09-greece-eca-moria-hotspot-lesbos.jpg?itok=R3a4_IpJ
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/21/greece-refugee-camp-destroyed-fire
#Lesbos #feu #incendie #asile #migrations #réfugiés #Grèce #hotspot
Una nave ospiterà mille migranti dopo l’incendio dell’hot spot di Lesbo
La Grecia è ancora alle prese con la drammatica crisi dei migranti mentre l’Assemblea generale dell’Onu non ha ancora trovato coordinamenti e soluzioni globali in materia. Arriverà domani una nave greca in grado di ospitare un migliaio di migranti a Lesbo per alloggiare i richiedenti asilo dopo l’incendio che martedì si è sviluppato nello hotspot di Moria a Lesbo. Lo ha annunciato alla radio il ministro greco per la Navigazione e le Isole, Thodoris Dritsas secondo quanto riportato dalla agenzia Ana-Mpa. «Se necessario verrà mandata una seconda nave», ha aggiunto il ministro, spiegando che verrà data priorità all’alloggio delle famiglie.
UN: Create International Inquiry on Yemen. Human Rights Council Should Act on High Commissioner’s Appeal
(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should immediately create an international investigation into abuses in Yemen. The UN high commissioner for human rights also called for a halt to arming the parties to the conflict in a report released in Geneva on August 25, 2016. He called the impact of the conflict on Yemen’s civilians “devastating.”
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▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/08/26/un-create-international-inquiry-yemen
#Yémen #droits_humains #abus
cc @reka
US Justice Department Ends Use of Private Prisons
Today, the United States Department of Justice announced it would stop using privately operated prisons for federal prisoners. The department’s Office of the Inspector General had recently concluded that private facilities are less safe and effective than those run by the Bureau of Prisons. While this decision could improve rights protections for countless people now and in the future, it still leaves many in federal custody at added risk of mistreatment.
▻https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/styles/node_embed/public/multimedia_images_2016/2016-08-us-prison-newyork.jpg?itok=gB_E8jx7
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/08/18/us-justice-department-ends-use-private-prisons
#prisons #privatisation #USA #Etats-Unis
Why Liberia Needs to Protect Land Rights | Human Rights Watch
▻https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/08/17/why-liberia-needs-protect-land-rights
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Land in #Liberia is in high demand from foreign and national investors, particularly for palm oil plantations, mines, and timber concessions. According to the World Bank, 1.6 million hectares – that’s almost 2 million football fields – of land in Liberia was sold, leased, or licensed to commercial investors between 2004 and 2009, often with little or no consultation with those directly affected. Many disputes have not only ended up in the courts, but in violence between those who live on the land and investors.
The proposed act would legally recognize communities’ rights to “customary land,” defined as land owned by a community that is used in accordance with customary practices like arable farming. The concept of customary land recognizes communities’ long-term, continuous occupancy and use of land. The act would empower communities to legally own this land. It also establishes safeguards to reduce discrimination against women and other vulnerable groups – who are often disproportionately affected by social and cultural barriers to using and owning community land.