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16 Dec 2020

News Highlights Extra No. 5: Conflict in the Horn

by A. Coessens | posted in: Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, EU funding, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Human Rights abuses, Kenya, Refugee Camps, Somalia, UNHCR, United Nations, UNSC | 0

EEPA is sending extra news highlights on the conflict in the Horn of Africa: previous highlights extra and EEPA’s situation reports on the Horn crisis. Fighting continues in various location It is reported that fighting in Tigray is ongoing in … Continued

27 Nov 2020

News Highlights: “Very critical” humanitarian situation in the Horn, Evacuation of refugees from Libya to Rwanda, EU Parliament resolution on Ethiopia

by A. Coessens | posted in: Abiy Ahmed, Africa, Belgium, Eritrea, Ethiopia, EU funding, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Human Rights abuses, Libya, Migration, Refugee Camps, Rwanda, UNHCR, United Nations | 0

In this week’s news highlights: UN alerts of critical situation for refugees and IDPs in Tigray and Sudan; Regional conflict in the Horn develops; TPLF spokesperson calls for talks; EU and others pledge humanitarian support to refugees in Sudan; MP in New Zealand tells story of his escape from Eritrea; UNHCR restarts evacuation of refugees from Libya to Rwanda; EU Parliament plenary adopts resolution on Ethiopia; Belgian officer goes on trial after the death of Kurdish child; Council of Europe asks for a reform of immigration detention system in Greece; ECJ recognises refugee status of Syrian conscientious objectors in Germany; HRW calls for modification of Italian immigration law; And boats sinking off Greece and Spain cause at least 9 deaths.

13 Nov 2020

News Highlights: Refugees from Ethiopia reach Sudan, Sudanese refugees arrested in Cairo, 1,600 refugees arrive in Canary Islands

by A. Coessens | posted in: Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Union, Greece, Horn of Africa region, Human Rights abuses, Human Trafficking, Italy, Migration, Protest, Sudan, Syria, United Nations | 0

In this week’s news highlights: Thousands of refugees escape Ethiopian conflict towards Sudan as international community calls for de-escalation; UN concerns for Eritrean asylum seekers in Tigray camps; Sudan and Eritrea discuss regional security; Report about pressure on Eritrean asylum seekers in Ethiopia; 1,600 refugees and migrants arrive at Canary Islands; Italy plans to deploy military ships and planes to monitor Tunisian coast; Stricter rules on migration assimilation presented in security-focused draft EU declaration; Nearly 100 refugees cross the English Channel in two days; Inquiry launched into EU complicity in violence against refugees in Croatia; 65 migrants intercepted by Greek coast guards trying to cross to Italy; Captain jailed 8 years for deadly migrant accident; Sudanese refugees arrested for protesting in Cairo.