UNHCR shocked as boat tragedy leaves scores dead off Italian coast
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Thursday said he was shocked at the news of a boat tragedy off the Italian island of Lampedusa, which is reported to have claimed at least 82 lives.
UNHCR presents Position on the Detention of Asylum-Seekers in Malta
Since the establishment of the national asylum system in Malta, UNHCR has consistently stated its position against the automatic and mandatory detention of asylum-seekers, regardless of their mode of entry.
Congolese nun named winner of prestigious Nansen Refugee Award
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday announced this year’s Nansen Refugee Award is being presented to Sister Angélique Namaika, who works in a remote north-east region of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with survivors of displacement and abuse by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).
UNHCR: Priority must be given to disembarkation of asylum-seekers onboard the M/V Salamis
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is concerned about the impasse that has left 102 people, reportedly many Eritreans, aboard the tanker M/V Salamis in the Mediterranean, after having been rescued from a dinghy that left from Libya.
ECHR rulings confirm need for detention review – UNHCR
In two rulings published on Tuesday 23 July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held that Malta violated articles of the European Convention on Human Rights ensuring the right to liberty and security (Art 5) and prohibiting inhuman or degrading treatment (Art 3).
Access to asylum must be ensured – UNHCR
Early this morning 102 men, women and children were rescued and brought to Malta by the Armed Forces of Malta.