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UAE police chief would be a disastrous choice to lead Interpol
Peter Oborne argues that Interpol should reject the candidacy of Major General Nasser Ahmed al-Raisi, a police chief in the United Arab Emirates, for the policing organisation's top job. Al-Raisi is responsible for managing the UAE's security forces, who stand accused of serious crimes, including the repression of dissent and torture. Interpol's general assembly is due to decide the organisation's new chief in December. Read More
Germany: More than 2,000 new authorities to gain access to the revamped Schengen Information System
The rules on the Schengen Information System (SIS) were revised in 2018 and provide the possibility for member states to connect new authorities, either directly or indirectly, to the database. The system holds data on tens of millions of wanted or missing persons and objects. In Germany, some 2,000 new authorities will gain access to data. Meanwhile in Switzerland, there is a political controversy over accepting the new rules - but if the country were to reject them, it would have to leave the Schengen area altogether. Read More
Recovering antiracism: Reflections on collectivity and solidarity in antiracist organising
A new paper published by the Transnational Institute (TNI). Read More
Deadliest Shipwreck of the Year Claims at Least 140 Lives
Some 140 people have died after a boat carrying 200 people heading towards the Canary Islands sank off the coast of Senegal. Read More
BLM UK gains legal status and renames as Black Liberation Movement UK
Black Lives Matter UK has renamed itself as Black Liberation Movement UK and legally registered as a community benefit society, and is set to start using some of the £1.2 million in donations it has received so far this year. Read More
EU: Tracking the Pact: The “full grotesquerie of Europe’s approach to forced migration is on display”, say ECRE
ECRE's initial examination of the proposed Regulation on Asylum and Migration Management finds it to be complex, confusing, contradictory and conniving. The organisation argues that the proposal seeks to strengthen the role of DG HOME and internal security policies in relation to migration management. Read More
Who gets most of EU funding for military research and development?
The European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) has done the maths on the EU's military research and development funding, finding that over half the funding is distributed between four member states, and seven of the top ten companies receiving funds were members of the 'Group of Personalities' that advised the European Commission to start funding the development of arms and military technologies. Read More
EU: German Presidency: Documents on the future of legal migration and COVID-19: lessons learned regarding legal migration
Two discussion papers recently circulated by the German Presidency of the Council, on the future of legal migration to the EU and lessons learned for legal migration policy from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
ECHR-Belgium: Deportation of applicant to Sudan: violation of Convention
Belgium's deportation of an individual to Sudan violated the rights to an effective remedy and the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment, the ECHR has ruled. The case concerns a deportation that took place in 2017, when the Belgian and Sudanese authorities were cooperating closely on forced removals. Read More
EU: Study demands new ways for Europol to access personal data from private parties
Current rules are "perceived to be insufficient by both Europol and the OSPs [online service providers]." Read More