UN experts said on Thursday that the new recommendation from the European Commission is a "slippery slope" to solve migration problems. According to the UN the recommendation is focused on more rapid return rates and is...
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Hungarian lawmakers approved legislation on Tuesday preventing those seeking asylum from moving about the country or leaving until their claims have been investigated. This legislation requires that they instead be detained in camps. The detainment camps will be...
EU Parliament votes to impose visa requirements on US citizens
The EU Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday directing the EU Commission to take measures to temporarily reintroduce visa requirements for US and other nationals whose countries still do not grant visa-free access to...
HRW expresses concern over proposed Hungary migration amendments
In a joint letter to European Union Commissioner of Migration, Human Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopolous on Friday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee expressed their concern regarding Hungary's proposed migration...
Bosnia asks Hague court to review ruling clearing Serbia of genocide
The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) formally asked the International Court of Justice Thursday to review a 2007 ruling clearing Serbia of genocide during their 1990 civil war. President Izetbegovic of the President...
Following Bosnia-Herzegovina's vow to appeal a 2007 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling clearing Serbia of genocide during Bosnia's civil war, many fear political crisis may be brewing in the Balkans. Serbia's foreign minister, Ivica...
Top EU court rules asylum may be denied to those with terror links
The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that those seeking asylum in the EU may be denied if they have any ties to terrorism. The case was in regards to Mostafa Lounani, a Moroccan national. Lounani was...
A Bosnian Serb woman was indicted Monday for taking part in the killing of 37 Muslim Bosniak prisoners of war during the 1992-95 war . Visnja Acimovic is accused of war crimes and...
HRW: asylum seekers in Croatia being forced back to Serbia is against EU policy
Croatian police are forcing those seeking asylum in Croatia back to Serbia in violation of EU policy, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Friday. According to those interviewed by HRW, after being detained by...
The prosecutor for the Special Department for War Crimes on Friday indicted six former officials in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War. The men were members of...
