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As asylum applications climbed to over 1.1 million in 2023, in addition to about 4 milliondisplaced Ukrainians receiving temporary protection, EU+ countries were faced with saturatedreception systems and rising backlogs of decisions on first instance applications. This reportdetails the steps taken by national authorities to manage the situation, in addition toimplementing further improvements such as […]

Israeli media reported on Sunday that the government has been recruiting African asylum-seekers for the war in Gaza in return for being given permanent residency in Israel. Military sources, speaking to Israel’s Haaretz news outlet, confirmed that the recruitment was being organised “with legal guidance from defense establishment advisers” but the manner in which the recruits will be […]

71,571 people from Eritrea fled in 2023 and applied for asylum in other countries, according to UNHCR data. This corresponds to approximately 1.909% of all residents. The most common destination countries have been Sudan, Uganda and Egypt. A total of only 9 percent of asylum applications have been rejected. The most successful have been the […]

south Tel Aviv, August 24, 2024. (Erik Marmor/Flash90) Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for the deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers on Saturday evening, following a massive street brawl in Tel Aviv between pro-regime and anti-regime migrants in which two men were killed and five others injured. Readmore

The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea. The Council also concluded the interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on his global update. Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, said the […]

The Government of Eritrea does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore Eritrea remained on Tier 3. During the reporting period, there was a government policy or pattern of forced labor in its compulsory National Service, local citizen militia, and in […]

On 1 January 2018, the Israeli government announced plans to indefinitely detain or forcibly ‘relocate’ thousands of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers to ‘third countries’ in Sub-Saharan Africa, should they refuse to leave voluntarily (and receive a lump sum payment of USD 3500) by 31 March 2018. Israel’s Population, Immigration, and Border Authority (PIBA) advertised […]

Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers continue to be exposed to horrific human rights violations, such as kidnappings and forced disappearances. They cannot safely return to their home country, which features indefinite mandatory military conscription among other forms of repression. They cannot find safety and security in nearby countries, between targeted violence and harassment by security […]

I write to express my concern about the authorities’ imminent plans to forcibly return Eritrean nationals who aredetained at Aydın Removal Centre. A civil society representative told Amnesty International that around 180Eritreans were deported from Türkiye in the past weeks. Most of them are now detained at Adi Abeto prison, a majorprison complex outside Asmara, […]

Tens of thousands of Eritreans have arrived at Europe’s shores in recent years seeking asylum. They make up a significant share of the unprecedented stream of migrants and refugees making their way to the European Union, undertaking dangerous journeys while challenging the bloc to find a collective response consistent with the protection principles embodied in international law […]