A guide for the assessment of credibility in international protection claims The International Association of Refugee Law Judges (IARLJ) has released a paper which provides guidance for the assessment of credibility in international protection claims under the EU Qualification Directive. The paper proposes an outline for the credibility assessment stages, according to which decision-makers should first establish whether the […]

UNHCR urged to expedite resettlement from Russia to protect refugees at risk of abduction From August 2011 to December 2012 eight people who had had Rule 39 interim measures issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to prevent their deportation from Russia were abducted and illegally taken out of the country.  The Human Rights […]

Health professionals document evidence of torture in Iran Freedom from Torture has released a report this week entitled ‘We will make you regret everything’ in which are detailed 50 case studies of torture perpetrated by Iranian officials on individuals in detention in Iran since the 2009 presidential elections. The case studies are based on Medical Legal Reports (MLR) […]

ENAR: Muslim women face double discrimination across EU Member States Muslims continue to be one of the main groups facing discrimination across Europe, in particular in the areas of employment, education and housing, according to the Shadow Report on Racism in Europe 2011-2012. launched by the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) this week. The report, based on the […]

War in Syria contributes to increase in asylum claims Violence around the world, including in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, contributed an 8% increase in asylum applications in industrialized countries during 2012, according to UNHCR’s reporton asylum trends in 44 industrialised countries. The sharpest rise refers to asylum requests from Syrians who are now the second […]