The ASGI report, edited by the Sciabaca & Oruka project, detailing legal disputes arising from Italian-Tunisian cooperation on migration, is published in four languages. Cooperation between Italy and Tunisia on migration has significantly intensified in recent years, with Tunisia assuming a pivotal role as a transit country. Policies restricting mobility have been refined through mutually […]
Patrol boats to Tunisia, the Council of State grants Italian civil society’s precautionary petition
Suspension of Patrol Boat Transfer to Tunisia Pending Further Notice. Hearing Scheduled for July 11 in Council Chamber. ASGI, ARCI, ActionAid, Mediterranea Saving Humans, Spazi Circolari, and Le Carbet – supported by FTDES – have filed an appeal with the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio, contesting the allocation of 4.8 million euros for the refitting […]
Assisted ‘voluntary’ return programs. Perspectives and opportunities for litigation
Program 3pm – 3:30pm IOM accountability in shaping and implementing externalization policies. Cathryn Costello, Professor of Global Refugee and Migration Law at the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin. 3:30pm – 4pm Lawfulness of European funding for AVR from transit countries. Legal framework and remedies at the EU level. Andreina De Leo, PhD researcher, […]
#6 – REACT Rights in practice. Do Italian funds for migration control pursue illegitimate purposes?
What it is about Over the past few years, both the Italian government (through the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation) and the European Commission have allocated large sums of money to the countries of origin and transit of third country nationals reaching the Member States. Initially, (around 2016-2018 […]
#3 – REACT Rights in practice. Push-backs at sea: how and when to claim compensatory damages
Claiming damages for pushbacks to Libya operated by Italian ships or coordinated by Italy and other related actions. What it is about For years, the Italian government has been responsible for pushbacks of refugees, asylum seekers and third country nationals trying to leave Libya to reach European shores. The behavior of Italian authorities has changed […]
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights must condemn atrocities committed against migrants in Libya
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) and the Association for Human Rights Studies (ASGI) deeply regret the lack of spaces for communication, including participation and expression of opinions, between Libyan civil society and human rights organizations and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACPHR), especially with regard to the file of […]
#2 React – Rights in practice. Humanitarian visa for the exercise of the right to asylum
Authorizations to enter for third country nationals in need of protection who wouldn’t be otherwise entitled to enter for ordinary reasons (work, study, tourism, family reunification, etc.). What it is about Afghan women and men who can no longer enjoy their fundamental human rights after the Talibans seized power; refugees trapped in Libya because of […]
#1 React – Rights in practice. Violations of the principle of non-refoulement in the so-called assisted voluntary returns
What it is about The programmes of assisted voluntary return are a tool used by European governments in the context of externalisation policies. As a response to the blockade created in transit countries such as Libya, Niger and Tunisia, programmes are funded to encourage the return of migrant people to their home countries. Such programmes […]
Journalist appeals to the ECHR: knowing how public funds are used in Libya is a legal right
After being refused information by the Italian Ministry of the Interior, the Administrative Court and the Council of State, freelance journalist and member of the International Federation of Journalists Sara Creta, supported by ASGI lawyers, lodges an appeal before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to enforce Article 10 of the ECHR Convention. In […]
Press conference | Niger: Complaint lodged against the Law criminalising the transit of migrants
Ecowas Court of Justice called to judge the legality of Niger Law No. 36/2015 The press conference will be held online on 22 September 2022 at 11:00 a.m. CEST Niger is one of the main partners of the European Union, and in particular of Italy, in the implementation of border externalization policies. From 2016, thanks […]
