Right of asylum ⁄ Open Migration

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.

Ukraine: the war told via the stories of those fleeing conflict

April 24, 2022 - Andrea Oleandri

Two months after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, we have decided to collect all the reports made so far in an e-book. Here are the stories of those who have decided to escape from violence, those who have not decided yet, and those who would like to do so but suffer discrimination. We want to offer a broad picture of what is happening, what the war means, and the reasons that in Ukraine, as in other parts of the world, push people to run from their home countries. We also reflect on how much the “willingness to welcome” counts. Our aim is to attentively follow the facts today and build a shared memory for tomorrow that helps us avoid mistakes made in the past.

The LGBTI+ community in Ukraine is in the grips of war

April 20, 2022 - Manuela Macario

Martial laws prevent any male person from leaving Ukraine (if they are Ukrainian by nationality). It matters little to officials, in times of war, if it is not biological sex that determines gender identity. We present an in-depth study by Manuela Macario, head of work and marginality in the Arcigay national secretariat.

The Romanian model: grassroots hospitality for Ukrainian refugees

April 20, 2022 - Eleonora Camilli

On the border between Romania and Ukraine, a policy based on regular routes of entry, visa liberalisation and widespread reception is making it possible to avoid the occurrence of a "migration crisis" at the borders of the Union. A report by Eleonora Camilli

Ukraine-Poland: travelling across the border

March 23, 2022 - Ilaria Romano

The distance from Lviv to the border with Poland is about seventy kilometres. A route that would have taken a couple of hours before the war, but today can take up to 8 hours. This path is the main escape route from the violence of the conflict and among the thousands of people who travel along it every day is our very own Ilaria Romano.

Escaping Chernihiv: Iryna’s story

April 7, 2022 - Ilaria Romano

Iryna is 30 years old, a mother of two children aged nine and five, and has temporarily moved to Lviv. She is staying at a friend's house after leaving her hometown in the north of Ukraine, which is only eight kilometers from the Russian border. Chernihiv has been under siege for a month and isolated after an air raid destroyed the bridge over the Desna River, the exit route from the city centre. Ilaria Romano interviewed her for us.

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