Refugees International joins 30+ NGOs in calling upon Portugal in its capacity as President of the Council of the European Union to bring together a coalition of willing Member States to initiate a concerted effort around relocation at the the upcoming Council meeting on June 24 & 25. 2021.
40 NGOs Denounce Greece’s New Law Designating Turkey as a Safe Third Country
Refugees International joins 40 NGOs denouncing Greece’s new law designating Turkey as a safe third country to return people.
Undermining Protection in the EU: What Nine Trends Tell Us About The Proposed Pact on Migration and Asylum
The EU is long overdue to establish an effective, humane, and rights-based regional approach to equitably sharing responsibility for migration and asylum.
NGO Statement on Europe at the 80th Meeting of UNHCR’s Standing Committee
Refugees International’s Daphne Panayotatos delivered the NGO Statement on Europe at the 80th Meeting of UNHCR’s Standing Committee.
Refugees International Statement on the Five-Year Anniversary of the EU-Turkey Deal
After five years, the European Union and Turkey agreement to manage the crossing of refugees and migrants from Turkey to Greece’s Aegean islands is a failure.
“All Children Have the Right to Go to School. Do Not Take That Away From Them.”
Refugees International joins other organizations in calling for asylum seeking and refugee children in Greece to have access to schooling.
TRT World: Afghan Woman Who Set Herself on Fire in Lesvos May Face Arson Charges
Devon Cone joins TRT World to discuss conditions for displaced women and girls in Greece.
Refugees in Greece: Risk of Homelessness and Destitution for Thousands during Winter
74 groups groups raise the alarm that as winter closes in, thousands of refugees in Greece still face homelessness and extreme poverty.
Blocked at Every Pass: How Greece’s Policy of Exclusion Harms Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Greek authorities have made a concerted effort to deny or undercut access to asylum. They must reverse course.
European Refugee Policy: What’s Gone Wrong and How to Make It Better
In 2015 and 2016, more than 1 million refugees made their way to the European Union, the largest number of them originating from Syria. As the EU negotiate a pact on asylum and migration, here’s what must be learned and what can be done.