Why Returns at the Border are illegal

Borderlines - Briefings on Migration & Human Rights

Friedrich Merz, Thorsten Frei—the CDU—as well as the AfD and even the SPD have long and vehemently called for “Zurückweisungen”, which we call returns at the border in English, regardless of whether a person applies for asylum or not. This is illegal. With this briefing, we aim to provide background information and arguments for the debate. Our communication recommendations summarize the key points concisely.

New: Borderlines - Briefings on Migration & Human Rights

Migration is one of the most extensively heavily regulated policy areas - and so every overheated political discussion becomes an exchange of legal ‘arguments’. These are often wrong or inaccurate and characterised by lack of knowledge.

Press Release: Triple Success For Children's Rights

Equal Rights Beyond Borders wins three cases before the European Court of Human Rights – Greece convicted for the inhumane treatment and detention of minors

Webinar: Gift of Reunion? How Family Reunification is Systematically Hindered

In a Webinar, our experts will introduce you to the practice of family reunification from inside and outside the EU on 17 December 2024 at 17:30 CET.

The Gift of Reunion - Equal Rights Launches 2024 Christmas Campaign

Thousands of families are separated - let's give them the gift of reunion!

Equal Rights Publishes New Report on Kos’s Housing Crisis

A new report published today by Equal Rights Beyond Borders sheds light on the escalating humanitarian crisis for recognized refugees on the Greek island of Kos. Exacerbated by demands from the tourism industry, a housing crisis on Kos has highlighted the State’s failure to safeguard the dignity and safety of refugees in Greece.

Protecting Unaccompanied Children in the EU

Equal Rights has joined 30 organisations to warn that the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum risks failing to protect unaccompanied children at Europe's borders.

Joint Statement: Greece must fix its dysfunctional registration system which unlawfully detains asylum seekers and denies them access to fundamental rights

Joint statement by Mobile Info Team, Refugee Legal Support and Equal Rights Beyond Borders

In a joint overview, we highlight the unlawful practices, delays and dysfunction that are depriving people of their legal rights in refugee camps on the Greek mainland.

Kos: The Greek Ombudsman intervenes for the access of an Egyptian woman in advanced pregnancy to documentation and healthcare

After a complaint from Equal Rights Beyond Borders on behalf of a pregnant woman who was left without legal documentation in Greece and therefore unable to access healthcare, the Ombudsman stepped in following an earlier rejection and urged the police to issue a certificate of removal postponement.

Equal Rights Beyond Borders Submits Third-Party Intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in Detention Case of Syrian Family