News highlights: police clash with refugees in Rome, boats blocked in Libya, floods in Sudan
24 Aug 2017

News highlights: police clash with refugees in Rome, boats blocked in Libya, floods in Sudan

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In this week’s news highlights, the police in Rome use a water cannon to disperse protesting refugees; two opinion articles state that the EU’s migration policy may cause dehumanising conditions in Greek camps and more deaths in the Sahara desert; an armed group is stopping boats from leaving in Libya; Eritrea gets a new EU head of delegation; Eritrea’s biggest mine sees its production life cut in half; and flash floods cause damage in Sudan.

News Highlights: Infringement proceeding for relocation, new report on Eritrea, Sudan starts trial against human rights activist
15 Jun 2017

News Highlights: Infringement proceeding for relocation, new report on Eritrea, Sudan starts trial against human rights activist

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In this week’s news highlights, the European Commission triggers procedures for sanctions against Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary on relocation quotas; a new report was published on human trafficking in the Horn of Africa; UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea releases a new report and holds an interactive dialogue in the 35th session of the Human Rights Council; and South Sudanese president Kiir refused to attend a regional summit on South Sudanese security issues.

News Highlights: Last warnings on relocation, UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, new report on Libya
8 Jun 2017

News Highlights: Last warnings on relocation, UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, new report on Libya

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In this week’s news highlights, the European Commission gives last warnings to the Visegrad countries on relocation quotas, the number of people crossing the Mediterranean Sea continues to drop and Italy announces funding for food security in Eritrea; Civil society organisations ask for the renewal of the mandate UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea; a new Eritrean community starts in Switzerland and a new report was published on ill-treatment of migrants in Libya.