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Philip Amaral

europe.advocacy@jrs.net
+32 2 250 3223
http://www.jrseurope.org

JRS Europe is one of 10 geographic regions of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), an international Catholic organization sponsored by the Society of Jesus.  The regional office serves refugee and other displaced persons in more than 14 countries in Europe.  Services include: offering support to asylum seekers in detention; giving legal advice to asylum seekers and irregular migrants; counselling to those traumatised by persecution and flight; serving as chaplains in open reception or accommodation centres, as well as, in closed facilities or premises (detention); and providing food and shelter to destitute migrants.

Italy: homeless refugees die in tragic accident, a tragic and inexcusable paradox

Rome, 8 February 2013 – JRS Italy expresses profound sorrow at the death of two homeless Somali refugees who died in a fire in an underground passageway in late January. The men had lit a fire to warm themselves for the night, but the fire became uncontrollable and they burned to death.
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JRS Europe submits Frontex concerns to EU Ombudsman

Brussels, 30 August 2012 – JRS Europe has submitted a paper outlining its main concerns regarding Frontex's human rights record to the EU Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros. This was in response to a request from the ombudsman for observations from interested parties, NGOs other specialist organisations on Frontex's reply to his inquiry into their implementation of fundamental rights obligations.
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JRS Europe submits Frontex concerns to EU Ombudsman

Brussels, 30 August 2012 – JRS Europe has submitted a paper outlining its main concerns regarding Frontex's human rights record to the EU Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros. This was in response to a request from the ombudsman for observations from interested parties, NGOs other specialist organisations on Frontex's reply to his inquiry into their implementation of fundamental rights obligations.
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JRS Europe submits Frontex concerns to EU Ombudsman

Brussels, 30 August 2012 – JRS Europe has submitted a paper outlining its main concerns regarding Frontex's human rights record to the EU Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros. This was in response to a request from the ombudsman for observations from interested parties, NGOs other specialist organisations on Frontex's reply to his inquiry into their implementation of fundamental rights obligations.
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JRS Europe submits Frontex concerns to EU Ombudsman

Brussels, 30 August 2012 – JRS Europe has submitted a paper outlining its main concerns regarding Frontex's human rights record to the EU Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros. This was in response to a request from the ombudsman for observations from interested parties, NGOs other specialist organisations on Frontex's reply to his inquiry into their implementation of fundamental rights obligations.
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JRS Europe submits Frontex concerns to EU Ombudsman

Brussels, 30 August 2012 – JRS Europe has submitted a paper outlining its main concerns regarding Frontex's human rights record to the EU Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros. This was in response to a request from the ombudsman for observations from interested parties, NGOs other specialist organisations on Frontex's reply to his inquiry into their implementation of fundamental rights obligations.
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JRS Europe submits Frontex concerns to EU Ombudsman

Brussels, 30 August 2012 – JRS Europe has submitted a paper outlining its main concerns regarding Frontex's human rights record to the EU Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros. This was in response to a request from the ombudsman for observations from interested parties, NGOs other specialist organisations on Frontex's reply to his inquiry into their implementation of fundamental rights obligations.
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JRS Europe submits Frontex concerns to EU Ombudsman

Brussels, 30 August 2012 – JRS Europe has submitted a paper outlining its main concerns regarding Frontex's human rights record to the EU Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros. This was in response to a request from the ombudsman for observations from interested parties, NGOs other specialist organisations on Frontex's reply to his inquiry into their implementation of fundamental rights obligations.
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Italy: 54 die at sea on the way to Europe, latest tragedy raises yet more unanswered questions

Rome, 30 July 2012 – According to the Jesuit Refugee Service in Italy, the death earlier this month of 54 migrants attempting the sea journey from Libya to Europe is a shocking tragedy.
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Europe: put human rights protection into border controls

Brussels, 11 July 2012 – In a letter sent to the Civil Liberties committee of the European Parliament, a group of human rights NGOs expressed concerns that the planned establishment of a European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) fails to provide safeguards for asylum seekers seeking protection in the continent.
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Malta: NGOs urge government to initiate independent inquiry into the death of a migrant in custody

Valletta, 3 July 2012 – Nine Maltese NGOs have expressed their condemnation of the use of violence by state officials following the tragic death of Malian migrant, Mamadou Kamara, while in the custody of the Detention Service on 30 June.
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Europe: Italy-Libya agreement risks endangering the lives of asylum seekers

Brussels, Rome, 27 June 2012 – Reports of renewed migration cooperation between the Italian and Libyan governments has been firmly condemned by Italian and European human rights NGOs which for years have worked on shining light on EU government dealings with third countries.
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Europe: Court judgment major step forward in refugee protection

Brussels, 28 February 2012 – The judgment by the European Court of Human Rights will go a long way towards strengthening the protection of persons fleeing persecution and other human rights violations, according to a statement from JRS Europe.
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Europe: Human Rights Court strengthens refugee rights

(Brussels) February 24, 2012 — The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday unanimously held that several human rights of the migrants forcibly returned to the countries of persecution had been violated, including the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment and the right to judicial remedies.
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Europe: EU states need not detain migrants

(Brussels) December 22, 2011 — Detaining migrants is unnecessary because more humane non-custodial alternatives exist, according to the latest Jesuit Refugee Service report, From Deprivation to Liberty. JRS Europe launched their new report the European Union Parliament, at an event which included members of the parliament and representatives from the Belgian Migration Office and NGOs.
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