European Union

Legal Avenues to Access International Protection in the EU

Fecha: 07/03/2013 - 09:33

The aim of the present position paper is to put forward recommendations to ensure that safe and effective legal avenues for persons in need of international protection are put in place. It is imperative that the measures put forward in this document are seen as complementary forms of seeking protection, that in no way constrain the right of asylum seekers to ask for international protection irrespective of the way they arrived in the EU.

Beyond Stockholm: developing a new European agenda for immigration & asylum policy

Fecha: 21/02/2013 - 09:01

In this policy brief MPI Europe Director Elizabeth Collett sketches the challenges in developing a strategic, long-term agenda on migration even as Europe remains beset by fiscal uncertainty and a jobs crisis that is particularly acute for the young. Against such a backdrop, few governments are willing to have a serious conversation about anything but skilled immigration.

A European Spoon River: migrants without names, without voices and without rights

Fecha: 06/02/2013 - 15:15

As economic logic supplants all other considerations in crisis-ridden Europe, the plight of immigrants who knock on the doors of Fortress Europe becomes inextricable, often ending with tragic consequences.

Closing Europe’s Borders Becomes Big Business

Fecha: 22/01/2013 - 08:27

The European Union is implementing a new border management system with tougher migration control the core aim. Major security and weapons companies are already reaping the benefits.

Frontex, the EU border agency, has financed major weapons and security equipment producers to present their equipment in demonstrations. European national border guards have participated in these demonstrations as potential customers, IPS learns.

Immigrants’ human right to work curtailed in Europe

Fecha: 15/12/2012 - 08:40

On the occasion of International Human Rights Day on 10 December, ENAR expressed concerns that immigrants who have lived in the European Union for a long time still cannot exercise their fundamental right to work because of obstacles in obtaining EU citizenship. According to the OECD, naturalization tends to improve labour market outcomes, in particular for the most disadvantaged immigrants. Citizenship acts as an accelerator for immigrants to find jobs and helps them feel more settled.

Human rights violations in the field of migration: a collective responsibility

Fecha: 10/12/2012 - 10:44

Today, the European Union receives the Nobel Peace Prize for its "contribution for over six decades to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe". The progress made has been outstanding, but more needs to be done – in particular with respect to the protection of human rights in the field of migration policy. In this policy area, migrants' human rights are being violated in some EU member states, with appropriate measures to put an end to such violations not always being taken.

For Europe-Bound Migrants, Rights Violations Await

Fecha: 04/12/2012 - 10:30

IPS U.N. correspondent Rebecca Hanser interviews MATT CARR, journalist and author of "Fortress Europe: Dispatches from a Gated Community".

Along the borders of modern Europe, migrants have much to contend with, ranging from contradictory and confusing national immigration policies to horrific war zones, which these borders areas are slowly becoming.

Des traversées qui racontent une histoire collective et politique

Fecha: 17/11/2012 - 14:16

Le traitement médiatique des naufrages incessants qui ont lieu sur nos côtes européennes les réduit à des faits divers isolés, des tragédies humaines sur lequel le politique ne pourrait rien. Ce ne seraient que des actualités « froides », banales et répétitives, qui ne méritent pas qu’on s’y attarde. Et quand, comme lors du printemps arabe, les traversées sont trop nombreuses pour ne pas faire actualité, elles ne sont racontées que sous le prisme de l’invasion et du danger.

Roma people in Europe in the 21st century: violence, exclusion, insecurity

Fecha: 15/11/2012 - 15:23

The report outlines the forms of violence suffered by Roma people in the countries across the European Union and in other European states (Croatia, Switzerland, Norway, Serbia, etc.). It is divided in three parts: violence against Roma people from the state; violence against Roma people from the citizens; social violence suffered by Roma people.

Les Roms en Europe au 21e siècle : violences, exclusions, précarité

Fecha: 15/11/2012 - 15:21

Le rapport liste les violences faites aux Roms dans les pays de l’Union européenne et dans d’autres Etats européens (Croatie, Suisse, Norvège, Serbie, etc.). Il se divise en trois parties : les violences d’Etat contre les Roms, les violences contre les Roms commises par les citoyens, les violences sociales subies par les Roms. 

December 18 es una ONG en status consultivo especial con el Consejo Económico y Social de Naciones Unidas.

El apoyo financiero para gastos operacionales es proporcionado por Oxfam Novib (Países Bajos). Ocasionalmente, otras entidades proveen financiación para actividades especiales.

December 18 es un Centro Internacional de Recursos sobre los Derechos Humanos de los Migrantes. Si está interesado en ser voluntario haga click aquí.