UNHCR Asylum Levels and Trends 2011 in Industrialized Countries: sharp increase in asylum applications

UNHCR released statistics on the number of asylum applications in 2011 in industrialized countries. The report covers 44 countries in Europe, North America, Australasia and north-east Asia.

New edition of the Refugee Law Reader online-2012

The Hungarian Helsinki Committee launched updated editions of The Refugee Law Reader. It is a comprehensive online model curriculum for the study of the complex and rapidly evolving field of international refugee law.

Annual RSF report on Internet freedom, featured topics on Syria and Afghanistan updated

RSF has published the annual “Enemies of the Internet” report. And we updated the featured topics on Afghanistan and Syria.

Featured topic on Syria restructured, featured topic on Afghanistan updated

The featured topics on Afghanistan and Syria have been updated.

Two new featured topics: on Al-Shabaab in Somalia and on sectarian violence in Pakistan

Two new  featured topics are available: an overview on events related to the armed group Al-Shabaab in Somalia since October 2011 and an overview on sectarian violence in Pakistan since September 2011.

Featured topic on Dagestan updated; Afghanistan: new ANSO website

The featured topic on Dagestan has been updated and the Afghanistan NGO Safety Office launched its new website, making available the ANSO reports.

HRW publishes World Report 2012

Human Rights Watch published its annual World Report, covering events in 2011. The introductory essay examines the Arab Spring.

Study: Country Information in Asylum Procedures – Quality as a Legal Requirement in the EU

As a result of the ERF-funded project “COI in Judicial Practice”, in which the Austrian Red Cross/ACCORD participated, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee has published a new study on how quality standards of Country of Origin Information (COI) appear in the form of authoritative legal requirements within the present system, either as binding legal provisions or guiding judicial practice. As such, the study intends to provide a  tool and a set of concrete examples for policy- and law-makers, advocates, judges and trainers active in this field.

New featured topic on the security situation in Dagestan

A new featured topic on the security situation in Dagestan (Russian Federation) is available.

Structural Differences and Access to COI at European Courts Dealing with Asylum

As a result of the ERF-funded project “COI in Judicial Practice”, in which the Austrian Red Cross/ACCORD participated, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee has published a study on structural differences between European courts dealing with asylum and their access to Country of Origin Information (COI).

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