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17.06.2026, Frontline Defenders
In 2025, at least 358 Human Rights Defenders across 28 countries have been killed. This report sheds light on the danger faced by those dedicated to safeguard human rights. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Weltweit
16.06.2026, Eurostat / European Commission
In March 2026, 47,100 first-time asylum applications were lodged in the EU, alongside 10,075 subsequent applications, representing a 28 percent increase compared to March 2025 and an 11 percent increase compared to February 2026. The data was published yesterday, one day after the GEAS Pact entered force, introducing faster border procedures and a strengthened return policy. Human rights organisations warn that accelerated procedures combined with rising application numbers will lead to systematically flawed decisions and further violations of the right to a fair hearing. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
16.06.2026, Spiegel
Sudanese girls and women in refugee camps in Chad have made serious allegations against staff members of Doctors Without Borders. The allegations involve abuse and sexual exploitation. The NGO has now responded. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Sudan
15.06.2026, InfoMigrants
The EU's Pact on Migration and Asylum took effect on 12 June, after years of planning and deliberations. But will it make things better for asylum seekers and member states? The pact promises tougher external border controls and faster asylum decisions, with migrants screened within days and potentially facing detention during processing. While the plan aims to reduce internal border checks and introduce flexible solidarity, many states still resist taking in asylum seekers. The EU is also exploring return hubs outside its borders. read more
13.06.2026, Al Jazeera
The European Union Pact on Migration and Asylum officially took effect on Friday, 12 June, the culmination of years of tough negotiations between member states over how to handle incoming asylum seekers and migrants. The pact introduces stricter measures for people seeking to enter the EU. Human rights groups and left wing parties warn the reforms could undermine the rights of people seeking refuge, while right wing parties argue the new policy does not go far enough. The central question remains, will the pact actually deter people from seeking refuge in Europe? read more
12.06.2026, Courthouse News Service
The EU's tough new legal regime on migration went into effect, giving border authorities more powers to quickly expel migrants deemed ineligible for asylum, with experts fearing that Europe's humanitarian approach is being replaced by a focus on border security. Pope Leo XIV simultaneously visited the Canary Islands, telling migrant traffickers to "stop, repent or face God's wrath." Human rights organisations warn that the combination of new fast-track expulsion rules and the EU Return Regulation amounts to a systematic dismantling of the right to asylum. read more
12.06.2026, Croatia Week / Hina
With the EU Asylum Pact entering into force on 12 June 2026, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain will receive support including the relocation of up to 21,000 asylum seekers or financial assistance of up to €420 million from the EU budget until the end of 2026. Croatia is among six Member States identified by the European Commission as having faced significant migration pressure over the past five years, and can request full or partial exemption from the solidarity mechanism alongside Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia and Poland. The EU recorded a 35 percent drop in irregular border crossings between July 2024 and June 2025 compared to the previous year. read more
12.06.2026, Infomigrants
As countries across the European Union prepare to implement new asylum rules, a center for asylum procedures at the bloc's external borders opens at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport in the German capital. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
12.06.2026, taz.de
After more than ten years of dispute and two years of preparation, the reform of the Common European Asylum System entered into force on Friday. While churches, human rights organisations and refugee support groups warn of the consequences, Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed the reform in a government statement, describing it as a migration turnaround already under way and the most significant step toward solving the problem. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also expressed satisfaction, describing GEAS as delivering efficient, fair and decisive measures, with secure external borders and solidarity within. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union
12.06.2026, euronews
The EU Migration and Asylum Pact came into force in 2024, starting a two year transition phase, and national governments are now required to implement it. According to the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), the pact introduces efficiency into the system. The Council and Parliament agreed on 1 June on so called return hubs outside EU borders to host people without the right to remain. To meet the 12 June deadline, EU countries had to rewrite national laws to align police, courts and immigration offices with the new EU rules. The EUAA says its new monitoring system aims to prevent individual shortcomings from cascading across the wider system. read more
12.06.2026, Mediendienst Integration
From 12 June 2026, the new GEAS reform rules apply across the EU — the package comprises nine regulations and one directive, with new border procedures at Schengen external borders and fast-track processing in many asylum cases as central elements. Germany will now establish so-called secondary migration centres where people whose cases fall under another Member State's jurisdiction are housed and transferred — a measure that goes beyond what EU law requires. Fast-track procedures mean significantly reduced legal protection for asylum seekers. read more
12.06.2026, PRO ASYL
From 12 June 2026, the GEAS reform applies across Germany and the EU — making it even harder for people fleeing to Europe to receive protection. PRO ASYL had already described the GEAS reform in 2024 as a "historic low point for refugee protection in Europe" — many asylum applications will now be processed in accelerated procedures with restricted legal safeguards, with the foreseeable consequence that they will frequently be wrongly rejected. PRO ASYL answers the most important questions about the new rules. read more
12.06.2026, tagesspiegel
The European Asylum Pact enters force today, a genuine step forward, the Tagesspiegel argues. But the accompanying Return Regulation is a dangerous wrong turn and a gift to right-wing populists. Anyone who wants to deport people to countries without rule of law abandons the idea that dignity is universal, the Return Regulation is not a remedy against right-wing sentiment but its confirmation. Many questions remain unresolved and several Member States, including Germany, are behind on implementation. read more
12.06.2026, Tagesspiegel
After nearly ten years of negotiations, a unified framework now applies across all 27 EU Member States: all arrivals will be biometrically registered, procedures accelerated, and frontline states relieved through intra-European solidarity. For people from countries with low recognition rates, asylum procedures will now be conducted within twelve weeks in camps at the external borders — with immediate return proceedings upon rejection. For people seeking protection, the reform marks a significant reduction in procedural rights and safeguards. read more
11.06.2026, International rescue committee
The IRC warns that the new EU Asylum Pact represents the biggest rollback of rights for people seeking safety in Europe in more than a decade and is likely to result in more deterrence, detention and deportations. New safe country rules are likely to result in deportations being significantly ramped up, including people being sent to detention centres outside of EU territory which are essentially legal black holes. Vulnerable groups are particularly at risk, as fast track screening processes may result in children and others with specific needs not being identified or receiving the protection and care they are entitled to under EU and international law. read more
11.06.2026, Human Rights Watch
The new EU Migration and Asylum Pact ushers in sweeping changes that undermine the right to asylum, Human Rights Watch said. Particularly alarming: the Pact threatens protection for asylum seekers with disabilities, accelerated border procedures and shortened deadlines make it even harder for vulnerable people to assert their rights. "The new EU asylum pact slams the door in the face of people who deserve to be treated with dignity and to have a fair hearing," said Judith Sunderland of Human Rights Watch. read more
11.06.2026, Deutscher Bundestag
The German Institute for Human Rights criticised the GEAS adaptation law for failing to use the discretion available under EU law in favour of people seeking protection — while fully exploiting all possibilities to restrict rights, making detention the rule rather than the exception. Prof. Constantin Hruschka of the Evangelical University of Freiburg described the law as "unreadable" in its drafting, calling the GEAS reform the deepest cut to German asylum law since 1993 and a massive setback for refugee protection across Europe. read more
11.06.2026, MiGAZIN
According to the UN Refugee Agency, the number of people displaced has declined over the course of the year for the first time in a decade. As of the end of 2025, there were 117.8 million refugees and displaced persons worldwide, the UNHCR announced on Thursday in Geneva. That represents a decrease of 5.4 million men, women, and children—or four percent—compared to the end of 2024. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Weltweit
10.06.2026, Human rights watch
Human Rights Watch has published a comprehensive question and answer document explaining the key changes to EU asylum law and the risks for fundamental rights. The new rules make it easier for governments to rush asylum decisions and limit safeguards, as much of the processing will now take place under truncated border procedures. A new Crisis Regulation allows EU countries to deny the right to apply for asylum in vaguely defined situations of mass influx or instrumentalisation of migration by third countries. EU countries can now also conclude agreements with so called safe third countries outside the EU to transfer asylum seekers there. read more
10.06.2026, Rheinische Post
The EU asylum reform is coming—but things aren’t going smoothly for Interior Minister Dobrindt. Benefit cuts have been scrapped, and deportations canceled. He must answer questions in the Bundestag. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland, Europa, Europäische Union
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