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April 18, 2016 Letter

UN Committee Against Torture: Letter ahead of France's review

57th Session of the Committee Against Torture

French soldiers patrol in front of the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France

April 18, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: ISIS Knocks on the Door of Turkey’s “Safe Zone”

April 15, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: A Refugee Sanctuary on Lesbos the Pope Should Visit

Mural painting welcoming asylum seekers and migrants at PIKPA, a volunteer-run camp on Lesbos island, Greece. Since 2012 thousands of people fleeing war and persecution who have reached the island have found shelter at PIKPA.

April 14, 2016 News Release

Turkey: Open Borders to Syrians Fleeing ISIS

At least 30,000 Trapped Amid Northern Syria Fighting

Internally displaced Syrians outside Azaz town, fleeing ISIS advances north of Aleppo near the closed Turkish border.

April 14, 2016 Report

Greece: Asylum Seekers Locked Up

Wretched Conditions for People in Need

April 8, 2016 News Release

EU: Asylum Proposals Go in Wrong Direction

Politics Shouldn’t Trump Refugee Rights

April 5, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Start of Dodgy EU-Turkey Migrant Deal

Migrants look through a fence from inside the Moria registration centre for refugees and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece April 4, 2016.

April 4, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Asylum Seekers Stuck Outside Transit Zones in Hungary

Asylum seekers in Roszke waiting for days to be admitted to the transit zone, Hungary, March 31, 2016.

March 31, 2016 News Release

UN Meeting Ducks Syria Refugee Responsibility

Meager Pledges as 92 Countries Meet

Syrians arrive at a camp for internally displaced persons on the outskirts of Azaz town, 5 kilometers south of Bab al-Salam and Turkey’s closed Öncüpınar border post on February 6, 2016.

March 31, 2016 News Release

Mexico: Asylum Elusive for Migrant Children

Major Obstacles for Central American Asylum Seekers

A 12-year-old Salvadoran boy rests as he waits to be deported, at the National Immigration Institute, in Comitan, Chiapas, Mexico on August 19, 2010. ©2010 Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images

March 24, 2016 Report

Greece: Humanitarian Crisis at Athens Port

EU, Greek Authorities Should Urgently Address Needs

Asylum seekers and migrants at a makeshift camp at the port of Piraeus, queuing for distribution of survival kits by the Hellenic Red Cross. In the absence of any visible government support or personnel the day to day operation of the camp is dependent on

March 23, 2016 Commentary

US Sends the Wrong Message to Turkey

March 22, 2016 Statement

UN Human Rights Council: Panel on technical cooperation to promote and protect the human rights of all migrants

Annual Discussion on technical cooperation and capacity building

March 22, 2016 Commentary

Is Turkey Safe for Refugees?

March 17, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: On the Ground in Greece, with the Refugee Crisis

Children washing outside a makeshift camp for asylum seekers and migrants at the port of Piraeus, in Athens. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, estimates that women and children now make up nearly 60 per cent of those seeking refuge in Europe.

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