asylum seekers

Anomalous case of incarcerated 'released prisoners'

The right to secure protection and to access justice by asylum seekers and refugees is a long established principle. There is enough evidence to show that due to fear of being arrested under the FA the undocumented Rohingyas refrain from reporting any offence committed against them.

Asylum boat reaches Australia

A boat carrying asylum seekers has reached Australia's remote Cocos Islands territory.

EU chief sees first consensus on migrant crisis

EU president Donald Tusk strikes an unusually upbeat note on the migrant crisis as Turkey raised the possibility of taking back non-Syrian asylum seekers.

Sweden 'to expel up to 80,000 migrants'

Sweden expects to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers whose applications have been rejected, its interior minister was quoted as saying.

Anti-migrant protest turns violent as German welcome cools

Riot police break up far-right protesters in Cologne as they march against Germany's open-door migration policy after asylum seekers were identified as suspects in assaults on women on New Year's Eve.

Passport found by Paris bomber came via lax migrant route

The owner of a passport found near the body of a suicide bomber in the attacks on Paris passed through a migrant corridor known for its lax controls and ease in obtaining transit documents as a flood of asylum-seekers surges toward Western Europe.

Australia asylum rules criticised at UN

Several countries have used a United Nations forum to criticise Australia's asylum seeker policies.

German politician stabbed in the neck

A leading candidate in Cologne's mayoral race has been stabbed in what officials are saying is a politically motivated attack.

EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers' boats

The EU is beginning a new operation to intercept boats smuggling migrants across the southern Mediterranean.

June 11, 2016
June 11, 2016

Anomalous case of incarcerated 'released prisoners'

The right to secure protection and to access justice by asylum seekers and refugees is a long established principle. There is enough evidence to show that due to fear of being arrested under the FA the undocumented Rohingyas refrain from reporting any offence committed against them.

May 4, 2016
May 4, 2016

Asylum boat reaches Australia

A boat carrying asylum seekers has reached Australia's remote Cocos Islands territory.

March 5, 2016
March 5, 2016

EU chief sees first consensus on migrant crisis

EU president Donald Tusk strikes an unusually upbeat note on the migrant crisis as Turkey raised the possibility of taking back non-Syrian asylum seekers.

January 28, 2016
January 28, 2016

Sweden 'to expel up to 80,000 migrants'

Sweden expects to expel up to 80,000 asylum-seekers whose applications have been rejected, its interior minister was quoted as saying.

January 10, 2016
January 10, 2016

Anti-migrant protest turns violent as German welcome cools

Riot police break up far-right protesters in Cologne as they march against Germany's open-door migration policy after asylum seekers were identified as suspects in assaults on women on New Year's Eve.

November 15, 2015
November 15, 2015

Passport found by Paris bomber came via lax migrant route

The owner of a passport found near the body of a suicide bomber in the attacks on Paris passed through a migrant corridor known for its lax controls and ease in obtaining transit documents as a flood of asylum-seekers surges toward Western Europe.

November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015

Australia asylum rules criticised at UN

Several countries have used a United Nations forum to criticise Australia's asylum seeker policies.

October 17, 2015
October 17, 2015

German politician stabbed in the neck

A leading candidate in Cologne's mayoral race has been stabbed in what officials are saying is a politically motivated attack.

October 7, 2015
October 7, 2015

EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers' boats

The EU is beginning a new operation to intercept boats smuggling migrants across the southern Mediterranean.

October 2, 2015
October 2, 2015

Rebuilding the asylum system

The European Union needs to accept responsibility for the lack of a common asylum policy, which has transformed this year's growing influx of refugees from a manageable problem into yet another political crisis.

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