It's been a year since the deadly Pylos shipwreck that cost 600+ lives. We are calling on the EU to press for an independent investigation into this catastrophe, and take immediate steps to ensure that such a tragedy will not happen again. Press release: rescue.org/eu/press-relea…

Το Κέντρο Διοτίμα προσκαλεί ακτιβίστριες/ες, στελέχη και εκπροσώπους οργανώσεων της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών, μέλη φεμινιστικών, γυναικείων και ΛΟΑΤΚΙ+ συλλογικοτήτων και συλλόγων από όλη τη χώρα, σε ένα διήμερο σεμινάριο ενδυνάμωσης, ενημέρωσης και απόκτησης δεξιοτήτων, 10 ωρών, με

💡 Exciting news! IRC Italy is a partner of the Migration Research to Policy Co-Lab, the Horizon Europe INNOVATE project that works to bridge the gap between #research & #policy 📌Join us online for the launch event of the Co-Lab: eui.eu/events?id=5724…

📣With 18 other NGOS we urge Υπουργείο Μετανάστευσης & Ασύλου to urgently resume the provision of cash assistance for asylum seekers in #Greece (🧵1/2)

A tragedy took the life of 3 women & a young girl in a #shipwreck off #Samos yesterday Yet, the title of most articles starts with 'smuggler arrested' With no #saferoutes to protection, #refugees rely on smugglers & make dangerous trips, often deadly ekathimerini.com/news/1249248/s…

#Thread #pushbacks 1/11 The Recording Mechanism of Incidents of Informal Forced Returns RVRN ΕΕΔΑ/ GNCHR published its annual report for 2023 on June providing detailed quantitative/qualitative data on the incidents recorded last year. Its English version is now out.

Tales from Home, a new collection of folk tales from around the globe, shows how diversity can facilitate social cohesion, telling the story of understanding and connectedness we all share “beneath the same sky, sun, and moon.”   A must-read: rescue.org/eu/resource/gr…

The EU is facilitating a deadly deportation machine in Turkey that is sending 100s of thousands of Afghans back to the Taliban & Syrians to ongoing conflict A new investigation from Lighthouse Reports & partners reveals millions of euros spent on a system of abuse and forced returns 🧵

From July to September 2024, Refugee.Info Italy, IRC's digital information service, has been providing information to: 📍1,589 unique clients through individualized support 📍95,258 active website users through articles Read more ⬇️ rescue.org/eu/report/irc-…

#Thread #shipwreck #Greece 1/8 Rezwana, a 22-year-old from #Afghanistan, lives in Greece. 9 years ago, at age 13, Rezwana was the sole survivor of her family in one of Greece’s most tragic shipwrecks, which occurred off the northern coast of #Lesvos on 28/10/2015.

Over 100 NGOs express concern with #Poland plan to suspend access to #asylum We urge Poland to respect its legal obligations to provide access to asylum and #EU to show commitment to European law and values by reaffirming the right to seek asylum. rescue.org/eu/resource/ng…

29 NGOs warn #EUPact risks failing to protect unaccompanied children: While on paper, the EU Pact appears to safeguard the rights of unaccompanied children, our experience on the ground suggests the reality will be very different #PactThatProtectsChildren rescue.org/eu/press-relea…

The IRC is among 29 orgs warning that the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum risks failing to protect unaccompanied children at Europe's borders. Action is needed now to improve safeguards and create a #PactThatProtectsChildren. Read our joint policy brief: rescue.org/eu/press-relea…

29 NGOs working with unaccompanied children are concerned the #EUPact will perpetuate violations of their rights at Europe's borders Action is needed now to improve safeguards and create a #PactThatProtectsChildren rescue.org/eu/report/safe…

Marta Frej, renowned Polish illustrator & activist, partnered with IRC Poland to highlight gender-based violence faced by displaced women. Her powerful illustrations, inspired by IRC client testimonies, amplify the voices of Ukrainian women in Poland.

Following multiple complaints by I Have Rights, today the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking Siobhán Mullally (UN SR Trafficking in Persons) has issued a press statement expressing alarm about the treatment of survivors of human trafficking in the Samos CCAC. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Greece: UN expert alarmed by failures in identification and protection of victims of #trafficking on Samos ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Our new analysis - by 17 NGOs - highlights the stark disparity between the number of asylum claims being submitted in different EU countries. We warn the EU Pact could fail to meet its goals unless states better share responsibility: rescue.org/eu/press-relea… #SolidarityUnpact