Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
For the purposes of this Convention, the term “torture” means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such […]
Toolkit to Combat Smuggling of Migrants
Virtually every country in the world is used by profit-seeking criminals for smuggling migrants—either as a country of origin, a transit country or a country of destination (or a combination thereof). Smuggled migrants are vulnerable to exploitation and their lives are often put at risk: thousands of people have suffocated in containers, perished in deserts or drowned at sea while being smuggled to another country. The smuggling of migrants and the activities related to it generate enormous profits for the criminals involved and fuel corruption and organized crime.
Measuring Organized Crime in the Western Balkans
The findings of this report are based on a statistical and analytical framework to measure and assess organized crime in the Western Balkans. Six countries and territories are included: Albania, […]
Lost in Categorisation: Smuggled and Trafficked Refugees and Migrants on the Balkan Route
The approach of states to managing immigration and asylum relies to a significant extent on the assignment of categories to people entering from abroad and residing in the country. Among […]
Irregular Migration and Mixed Flows
Complex population movements including refugees, asylum-seekers, economic migrants, victims of trafficking, smuggled migrants, unaccompanied minors and other migrants.
Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants 2018
Smuggling of migrants affects all regions of the world. Different areas are affected to varying degrees. This Study describes some 30 smuggling routes, from internal African routes towards North and […]
Documenting Abuse and Collective Expulsions of Refugees and Migrants
The number of allegations on collective expulsions from Hungary and Croatia, often including abuse of refugees and migrants began to rise gradually since the closure of the Western Balkans Route […]
The European “Migration Crisis” and the Media: A Cross European Press Content Analisys
The arrival of almost a million refugees and migrants to Europe in 2015 became a top media topic and a controversial issue in the continent’s public debates.
Securitizing Migration in Times of Crisis: Private Actors and the Provision of (In)Security
Securitization is not a new phenomenon, and in the field of migration this is no exception. However, in the 21st Century we have seen a new wave of securitization measures […]
The Spiralling of the Securitisation of Migration in the EU
The year 1995 marks the publication of a book, ‘Global Migration Crisis: Challenge to States and to Human Rights’ (Weiner 1995). Its title alone is emblematic of the reasons for […]
