Migrant or Asylum Seeker: Is the distinction still relevant?

Regarding the pre-screening phase of the new EU pact on migration and asylum: does this new initiative limit the scope of international protection? Is it truly beneficial for migrants or is it designed to reduce the responsibility of migrant receiving countries?

Shamin Asghari • January 04, 2021

Family reunification for refugees is a human right

The failure of the Dublin system seems to have led to a race to the bottom among Member States in reception conditions for refugees, to the detriment of human rights protection.

Mark Klaassen • November 03, 2015

Towards legal access for asylum seekers

People drowning in the Mediterranean reach the headlines of the news, but the problem that there is no legal way of access for asylum seekers is hardly discussed. In this post the underlying problem of border deaths is discussed.

Mark Klaassen • October 01, 2015

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Migrant or Asylum Seeker: Is the distinction still relevant?

Family reunification for refugees is a human right

Towards legal access for asylum seekers