Il Regno Unito aderisce all'accordo europeo per inviare i richiedenti asilo respinti a hub in paesi terzi
Tutti i 46 membri del Consiglio d'Europa firmano l'accordo 'deplorato' dalle organizzazioni per i diritti umani
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Tutti i 46 membri del Consiglio d'Europa firmano l'accordo 'deplorato' dalle organizzazioni per i diritti umani
theguardian.com⢠I membri del Consiglio d'Europa intendono modificare l'interpretazione delle leggi sui diritti per facilitare l'espulsione delle persone ⢠Il governo di Keir Starmer è stato accusato di cercare di attenuare le tutele legali per le vittime di tortura, mentre i ministri di 46 paesi, tra cui il Regno Unito, si preparano a facilitare l'espulsione di richiedenti asilo rifiutati e criminali stranieri. ⢠Si prevede che Yvette Cooper, la segretaria agli Esteri, concorderà venerdÏ una "dichiarazione politica" con altri membri del Consiglio d'Europa, l'organismo che supervisiona la Convenzione europea dei diritti dell'uomo (ECHR). Continua a leggere...
theguardian.comEsclusiva: il Consiglio d'Europa terrĂ un incontro in Moldova venerdĂŹ, mentre l'organismo per i diritti umani si appresta a dichiarare il riconoscimento del diritto dei paesi a controllare le frontiere Europe live â ultimi aggiornamenti I ministri europei discuteranno questa settimana i piani per inviare migliaia di richiedenti asilo respinti verso hub in paesi terzi, ha dichiarato al Guardian il capo dell'organismo per i diritti umani del continente. Alain Berset, segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa, ha affermato che le discussioni riguardanti l'allontanamento di persone arrivate in Europa attraverso rotte irregolari avverranno "a livello multilaterale" durante un incontro in Moldova venerdĂŹ. Continua a leggere...
theguardian.comShabana Mahmood has announced plan to cut leave to remain to 30 months, to concern of UNâs refugee agencyTwo Sudanese asylum seekers are challenging a key element of Labourâs plans to strip refugees of basic rights, rejecting the home secretaryâs accusation that they are âasylum shoppersâ.Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to halve refugeesâ leave to remain in the UK from five years to 30 months, while refugees will have to wait 20 years before being eligible for permanent stay in the UK. Previously, people could apply for permanent settlement after five years. Continue reading...
theguardian.comKurdish Syrian man, 26, said he fled forced conscription by YPG militia because he âdidnât want to kill peopleâAn asylum seeker sent back to France under the controversial âone in, one outâ scheme faces being returned to Syria after authorities in Paris ruled it was safe to do so, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind.When the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced the âgroundbreakingâ deal in July 2025 to stop small boats crowded with asylum seekers from crossing the Channel â by forcibly returning one small-boat asylum seeker to France in exchange for bringing one in northern France legally to the UK â they emphasised that France was a safe country for returnees. Continue reading...
theguardian.comHome secretary indicates Whitehall talks about returns programme, a move that would shock humanitarian groupsShabana Mahmood has refused to rule out sending rejected Afghan asylum seekers back to the Taliban-controlled country.The home secretary said she is âmonitoring very closelyâ talks between Kabul and EU countries about a returns programme for refused claimants. She also indicated that âadditional conversationsâ about Afghan returns were happening inside Whitehall. Continue reading...
theguardian.comRemoval site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new deal with FrenchUK politics live â latest updatesThe UK will pay for 200 French officers to detain and deport people seeking asylum from some of the worldâs most oppressive and war-ravaged regimes under a new UK-France deal to try to reduce Channel crossings.In what is being billed as the first time the French government has agreed to target those heading to the UK in small boats, a removal site in Dunkirk will be used to hold people from 10 countries: Eritrea, Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Syria, Vietnam and Yemen. The Home Office said they were the top 10 nationalities who crossed the Channel by small boat last year. Continue reading...
theguardian.comAustraliaâs Corporate Travel Management is ânegotiating commercial arrangementsâ to refund the moneyThe Australian company that ran the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge has admitted it overcharged the British government by ÂŁ118m.Corporate Travel Management (CTM) said its auditor had found evidence of âerroneous billingâ of its UK clients, increasing its estimate of how much it owes the government by ÂŁ40m. Continue reading...
theguardian.comJudge in case of two families housed for years in single hotel rooms says they should have been moved within three monthsThe Home Office could face legal action from hundreds of asylum-seeking families stuck in single rooms in hotels after a judge criticised the âextraordinarily stressfulâ conditions in which they are expected to live.In a ruling, the deputy high court judge Alan Bates questioned why two families had been forced to live in single rooms for more than three years. He said they should have been moved to alternative accommodation within three months. Continue reading...
theguardian.comRefugee Council criticises Labourâs decision, saying military sites are unsuitable and âmore expensive than hotelsâHundreds of asylum seekers have been removed from government-funded hotels while others have been sent to live in army barracks, the Home Office has announced.Eleven âasylum hotelsâ in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland have been closed, as first reported by the Guardian, and more will close âin the coming weeksâ. About 350 claimants have been moved to the Crowborough military camp in east Sussex, described by a spokesperson as âbasic accommodationâ. Continue reading...
theguardian.comInspection reveals use of force after protest by detainees being deported under âone in, one outâ schemeAsylum seekers who protested against being forcibly removed to France under the Home Officeâs controversial âone in, one outâ scheme, were transported out of the UK in waist and leg restraints, an inspection report has revealed.The report by HM chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, inspected a flight to France that took place on 20-21 January this year and on which it found no force was used. Continue reading...
theguardian.comExclusive: closures are part of pledge by Labour to end all use of hotels for asylum seekers by end of this parliamentThe Home Office is to announce the closure of 11 asylum hotels this week as part of its pledge to close all hotels by the end of this parliament.The use of hotels to house asylum seekers has been controversial since it became widespread at the start of the Covid pandemic. Anti-migrant protesters have staged demonstrations outside the hotels, claiming asylum seekers are living a life of luxury in the hotels. Continue reading...
theguardian.comFigures gathered from childrenâs services and health trusts show 31 deaths were suicides, including six in under-18sMore than 50 young asylum seekers in the UK have died in the past decade, the majority by suicide, according to data compiled for the first time.Of 54 deaths of children and young people who claimed asylum between 2015 and 2024 in the care system, 31 were due to suicide, with seven homicides and eight fatal accidents. Only six deaths were due to health issues with two causes of death unknown, and 44 of the 54 have occurred since 2020. Continue reading...
theguardian.comWatchdog finds complaints against City of Sanctuary UK were âmisleading and falseâ after online attacks over its migrant welcome projectA refugee charity subjected to vicious social media attacks over a migrant welcome project in schools has been cleared after watchdogs found allegations it encouraged pupils to send Valentineâs Day cards to asylum seekers were misleading and false.City of Sanctuary UK came under fire last year after rumours spread online that under its schools programme, children were being âforcedâ to write heart-shaped welcome cards to adult migrants, including cards addressed to âmy fiancĂŠâ. Continue reading...
theguardian.comAhmad Mulakhil filmed himself during the assault in Nuneaton in JulyAn Afghan asylum seeker who abducted a 12-year-old girl and filmed himself as he raped her has been jailed for 15 years.Ahmad Mulakhil was found guilty of rape, child abduction, taking an indecent video and two counts of sexual assault last month. Mulakhil admitted a second count of rape before his trial began. Continue reading...
theguardian.comRule change follows high court challenge brought by two doctors prevented from working in specialist fieldsDoctors who have been prevented from working in the NHS while they wait for asylum decisions are celebrating after the Home Office agreed to lift the ban. The changes come into force on Thursday.The changes to the immigration rules follow a high court challenge by two specialist doctors who had the relevant qualifications to work for the NHS but were prevented from taking up work. Doctors who have a break in their practice can quickly become deskilled. Until now, the ban has remained in place despite shortages of doctors and other healthcare professionals in some parts of the NHS. Continue reading...
theguardian.comExclusive: At least four people have travelled back to the UK by lorry in the last two weeksAsylum seekers who arrived in the UK in small boats and were forcibly returned to France under the controversial âone in, one outâ deal have returned to the UK in lorries, the Guardian has learned.When asked about the recent returnees, the Home Office said that people who came back to the UK after removal to France were detained and returned to France at the earliest opportunity. Amnesty International UK has called for âone in, one outâ to be scrapped. Continue reading...
theguardian.comMohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, died on Saturday in Texas less than 24 hours after being detainedAn Afghan immigrant who previously worked with the United States military in Afghanistan and later sought asylum in the US died over the weekend in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody less than 24 hours after being detained in Texas, an advocacy group said on Sunday.Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, who was living in a Dallas suburb with his wife and six children while his asylum case remained pending, was arrested by federal agents outside his apartment on Friday morning while taking his children to school, said a statement from Shawn VanDiver, president of the military veteran-led group AfghanEvac. Continue reading...
theguardian.com⢠Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, a 41-year-old Afghan immigrant who aided US forces, died on March 14 in ICE custody less than 24 hours after arrest outside his Dallas-area home while taking his six children to school. ⢠Paktyawal's asylum case was pending; his death marks the 12th in ICE detention this year under Trump's mass deportation policy, following 31 deaths in 2025, the highest in two decades. ⢠AfghanEvac president Shawn VanDiver highlighted the tragedy, criticizing ICE's role in Trump's immigration crackdown amid rising detention fatalities.
straitstimes.comMinister Tony Burke confirms another member of Iranâs womenâs football team left Australia late Sunday nightA fifth member of the Iranian womenâs football team has left Australia after withdrawing their claim of asylum.Home affairs minister Tony Burkeâs office confirmed on Monday that the woman had left late on Sunday night. Continue reading...
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