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For a second year in a row, the number of applicationsfor international protection in EU+ countriesdecreased to a total of 0.8 million. This was the resultof a series of factors, including political developmentsin key countries of origin, like Syria, and Europeancooperation with partner countries which reducedmobility across migration routes to Europe. In parallel,EU+ countries continued […]

In the YE March 2026, 48,581 people were granted refugee protection or other leave at initial decision, an increase of 5% on the previous year. Although this is lower than the peak of 67,678 in the YE March 2024, it remains higher than at any point prior to 2023. The relatively high level of grants reflects the sustained increase […]

A high court judge has halted the removal of an Eritrean trafficking victim to France under the UK’s “one in, one out” scheme, after raising concerns that forcibly sending him back could cause him harm. The controversial deal, under which one asylum seeker who arrives in the UK on a small boat is forcibly returned to […]

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EUAALatest Asylum Trends: Monthly Overview The Latest Asylum Trends is produced by EUAA’s Situational Awareness Unit (SAU) based on monthly data exchanged under the Early warning and Preparedness System (EPS). The data shared with the EUAA by EU+ countries are provisional and unvalidated and, therefore, may differ from validated data submitted to Eurostat at a […]

What has truly changed for the people of Eritrea? Eritrea achieved independence after a 30-year liberation struggle against Ethiopian occupation. Thousands sacrificed their lives in the hope of building a democratic, peaceful, and prosperous nation founded on dignity, equality, and the rule of law. However, more than three decades later, the fundamental aspirations of the […]

A UN expert on Friday warned that the human rights landscape in Eritrea is continuing to deteriorate, as concerns grow regarding the ongoing use of enforced disappearances, indefinite military conscription, torture, and the government’s refusal to cooperate with international organizations to address these issues. In outlining the gravity of the human rights issues in the country, the […]

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights meeting at its 38th Ordinary Session held in Banjul, The Gambia, from 21 November to 5 December 2005;  Considering that the State of Eritrea is a State Party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights;  Recalling that freedom of opinion and expression as well as […]

On 8 June 2016, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea (COI) reported that there were reasonable grounds to believe that Eritrean officials had committed crimes against humanity in a widespread and systematic manner since 1991. The COI provided detailed evidence relating to specific crimes of enslavement, imprisonment, enforced disappearance, torture, reprisals and other […]

On 15 June the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) will commence its 62nd session in Geneva. Since its establishment in 2006, the HRC has become the principal multilateral forum through which communities affected by atrocity crimes can seek recognition, visibility and accountability. It also serves as a critical platform for states to uphold their Responsibility […]