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ECHR: immigration detention judgment
Judgment of 24th Jan. The Saadi v UK judgment is due tomorrow (29th). Press release issued by the Registrar CHAMBER JUDGMENT RIAD AND IDIAB v. BELGIUM The European Court of Human Rights has today Read More
ECJ update: Akdas, Jipa, İŞİ Partisi, infiringement actions
1) The questions in the 'Akdas' reference on Decision 3/80 are now online in English 2) The A-G's opinion in the Jipa reference - see questions below -- is due Feb. 14th. 3) Read More
Launch of EU border management package
Here is the Commission's blurb on its upcoming border package: Wednesday 13 February: Launch of a border management package The news: The Commission will adopt a "border management package" aiming at improving external border control Read More
Italy: How a child dies in Venice: 11-year-old Afghan boy dies to avoid controls by the border police
He was fifteen years old. No, he was twelve. Maybe, in reality, he was only eleven. As the day progressed, his age changed several times, turning increasingly younger. In any case, he was a boy. Read More
EU: Council of Europe adopts second-rate treaty on access to information – Civil Society groups express disappointment
Civil Society Groups express disappointment, call for strong monitoring body (pdf) Read More
EU: Frontex General Report 2007
Frontex Report 2007 (63 pages, pdf) Read More
EU: Fortress Europe blog details 41 deaths in November 2008
EU/Africa/Indian Ocean: Fortress Europe blog details 41 deaths in November 2008 The Fortress Europe blog that tracks the deaths of migrants during their migration journey, has recorded 41 deaths of migrants at Europe's borders in Read More
EU: Special report – EU ombudsman criticises age discrimination by the European Commission
Special report (pdf) "The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has criticised the European Commission's discrimination against freelance interpreters who are older than 65. This follows a complaint from an interpreter who stopped receiving job offers Read More
EU: Question to the Commission from the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe group concerning the alleged use of EU countries by the CIA in transportation and illegal detention of prisoners
Question to the Commission (pdf) Read More
Italy – Tunisia: Allowing someone to live or letting them die: Italy contravenes European Court of Human Rights instructions by deporting Tunisian
Six days have passed since Mourad Trabelsi's expulsion, yet we know nothing about his fate once he arrived in Tunisia. His relatives have looked for him in prisons without any results, and his lawyer has Read More