EU should provide better protection against discrimination in healthcare A new report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) examines experiences of discrimination in healthcare, on more than one ground, called ‘multiple’ discrimination, in five EU Member States (Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom). The research found that healthcare users belonging to groups […]

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 […]