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19 Sep 2019

Trends in Human Trafficking – Issue no. 3, September 2019 – EEPA News Highlights

by K. Melicherova | posted in: Africa, Asylum Seekers, European Politics, Human Trafficking, IOM, Italy, Torture, UNODC | 0

The EEPA team is pleased to present the September 2019 issue of the newsletter on Trends in Human Trafficking between the Greater Horn of Africa and Europe. Please feel free to forward this information to others or invite them to subscribe via this link. If you have information to contribute, do not hesitate to contact us.

13 Sep 2019

News Highlights: Eritrea named ‘most censored country’, Norway reconsiders Eritrean asylum requests, agreement with Rwanda on Libya evacuations

by S. Fons | posted in: Africa, Asylum Seekers, Detention, Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Union, Horn of Africa region, INTERPOL, IOM, Italy, Libya, Mediterranean Sea, Migration, Niger, Norway, Refugee Camps, Refugees in the EU, Rwanda, Turkey, United Nations | 0

In this week’s news highlights: Bishops criticize the seizure of Eritrean schools; Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Eritrean President Afwerki meet; Eritrea tops list of most censored countries in report; Humanitarian aid suspended in Gambela, Ethiopia after two aid workers died; New Eritrean representative gives credentials to the UN; Ugandan refugee camp’s alternative approach; Announcement of Refugee Summit in Addis Ababa; Turkey pressures the EU for more money; Undocumented refugees and migrants do not access social services; Norwegian government reviews asylum status Eritrean refugees celebrating with Eritrean regime; Teams of rescue ships in political dilemma; MOU on evacuating refugees from Libya to Rwanda; Interior Minister of Libya meets with INTERPOL; and thousands of people die on African migration routes.

26 Jul 2019

News Highlights: EU migration project in Sudan suspended, Eritrean Patriarch removed, Refugees arrested in Egypt

by K. Melicherova | posted in: Africa, Detention, Eritrea, European Union, Germany, IOM, Italy, Libya, Mediterranean Sea, Migration, UNHCR | 0

In this week’s news highlights: EU migration project in Sudan suspended since mid-March; “Solidarity mechanism” approved by 14 European ministers, Italy not included; €2 million for UNHCR in Libya from Germany; Critical report on EU migration policies; Italy wants to raise fines for NGO rescue operations; Band-sponsored rescue mission announced; Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch accused of heresy is removed from Church; IMF reports “disastrous” economic situation of Eritrea; Sudan Military announces failed coup attempt; Negotiations Sudan postponed; NGOs ask ACHPR to investigate human rights violations in Libyan detention centres; Tunisia unable to bury corpses of drowned refugees and migrants.