The Italian Supreme Administrative Court orders the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to release IOM’s financial reports for projects financed by the Italian Government in Libya
ASGI, in the framework of the projects Sciabaca and Oruka, has presented requests to access the financial reports of projects implemented by IOM and other international organizations in Libya.
Proceedings of the conference “Externalization of Borders and the Role of IOM” are now available
The event, held in Rome on 5 December 2019, was organised by ASGI in cooperation with the Clinica Legale International Protection of Human Rights.
Proceedings of the workshop on the new Frontex Regulation held on 18th September 2019 in Rome are now available
In cooperation with the Legal Clinic of the University of Roma Tre, the project “Oruka – Beyond the border” organized the self-training event for researchers, experts and legal practitioners “The new Frontex regulation and the agency’s extended powers: possible perspectives for strategic litigation”.
ASGI in Lagos, Nigeria: Externalization of borders, practices of detention and denial of the right to asylum
From 25 to 27 February 2020 the international conference “Externalization of borders: Practices of detention and denial of the right to asylum” took place in Lagos. The event, promoted by ASGI through the Oruka and Sciabaca Projects, aimed at strengthening networks among organizations engaged in strategic actions against externalization policies implemented by the EU and…
Right to enter Italy for those who have been unlawfully pushed back to Libya
On 28 November 2019, the first instance court in Rome, in adjudicating a civil lawsuit promoted by Amnesty international and represented in court by ASGI lawyers, recognizing for the first time that a foreigner illegally pushed back by Italian authorities has the right to enter Italy to seek international protection.
ASGI’s case against italian government for supporting the Libyan Coastguard through misuse of “Africa Fund” money goes on appeal
On 27 June 2019, the Italian Supreme Administrative Court held the first hearing in the case initiated by the Association for Legal Studies on Migration (ASGI) against the Italian Government for allegedly misusing cooperation and development money to provide operational support to the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG), in a bid to stem the flow of…
NGO coalition requests African Commission on Human Rights to probe atrocities against migrants in Libya
On 23 June 2019, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, ASGI and ARCI submitted a joint request to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, demanding an investigation into the gross human rights violations against refugees and migrants in Libyan detention centers.
The Game – legal inspection in Patras (Greece) on readmissions of migrants and asylum seekers from Italy to Greece based on summary procedures
Between 26 and 30 June 2019 a team of lawyers and legal professionals, coordinated by ASGI in the context of project Sciabaca, went to Patras in order to carry out a legal observation of the local situation concerning readmissions of foreign citizens and asylum seekers from the Italian Adriatic ports to Greece based on summary…
Second study visit to Niger: the report
From June 14 to 19, 2019 three lawyers of the Sciabaca and Oruka projects and a cultural mediator, carried out a second study visit to Niger to further investigate the findings the first mission carried out in November 2018.
The Court of Rome orders the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue an entry visa for humanitarian reasons for an unaccompanied minor in Libya
On 21 February 2019, the Tribunal of Rome ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italian Embassy at Tripoli, to issue a visa for humanitarian reasons for an unaccompanied Nigerian minor in Libya.
