Tag: human rights ⁄ Open Migration

Significant win for humanitarian visa hopefuls as Italian court rules a power of attorney taken online valid

July 14, 2023 - Fabi Fugazza and Vittoria Garosci

A Rome court has ordered the Italian state to issue humanitarian visas to an Afghan family, importantly dismissing the State’s arguments that online visa applications and power of attorney being taken remotely should invalidate the family’s request.

European and Italian responsibilities in the Cutro massacre

March 14, 2023 - Oiza Q. Obasuyi

As the number of victims of the Cutro shipwreck continues to rise, Frontex and the Coast Guard increase the blame-shifting. The government still places the blame solely on the boat drivers, but investigations reveal a more complex and broader picture in which the responsibilities for the failure to rescue multiply. All this needs to be seen in an even larger context in which EU countries continue to adopt securitarian and restrictive policies on the right to freedom of movement. Oiza Q. Obasuyi discussed this issue with us.

Why the ruling on the shipwreck of children may prevent future massacres at sea

March 14, 2023 - Tommaso Fusco

Almost 10 years after the day of the shipwreck, the ruling that the defendants are statute-barred is issued. However, the ruling also confirms the responsibility of the Italian Coast Guard and Navy for the shipwreck of 268 people, of which 60 were children. Below we present our interview with Arturo Salerni, one of the lawyers for the victims who had joined the civil proceedings, to understand how to interpret the ruling and what we can expect in the future.

Interim measures ordered for 148 homeless asylum-seekers in Belgium in a single day. Rule 39 applications on behalf of at least 700 more are on their way. How will the Belgian state respond?

December 12, 2022 - Fabi Fugazza

Unacceptable asylum and reception conditions in Belgium have left thousands of people on the streets of Europe’s capital. In this article author Fabi Fugazza explains how the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) applied an interim measure requiring the Belgian authorities to provide accommodation.

How the Rule 39 Initiative saved the lives of migrants held on the edges of conflict in Ukraine

August 25, 2022 - Open Migration

Despite the ongoing conflict, migrants have been detained in Ukrainian detention centres at the frontline, as bombs kept falling close to the buildings. Thanks to the Rule 39 Initiative, CILD managed to protect their lives by involving the European Court of Human Rights and obtaining their relocation. The action ensured that eventually some of them were also able to flee the country.

17 billion euros from the EU for refugee reception (but uncertainty prevails on relocation and quotas)

March 29, 2022 - Paolo Riva

These funds will go towards supporting the reception of over 3.8 million refugees who arrived in the European Union between February 24 and March 28. While the number of arrivals has stabilised at around 40,000 people a day, uncertainty remains around quotas and relocations.

Fleeing Russia’s authoritarianism

March 28, 2022 - Elira Kadriu

As the Russian invasion in Ukraine intensifies, space for dissent within Russian society decreases more and more. Thousands of people, mostly youths, who wish to distance themselves from Putin's politics, are leaving the country. Over 10,000 Russian citizens have already moved to Georgia, but even once across the border, fears of the potential ramifications of this exodus remain.