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The Jesuit Refugee Service is an international Catholic organisation. Its mission is to accompany, to serve and to plead the cause of refugees and forcibly displaced people. The JRS was set up by the Society of Jesus in 1980 and is now working over 50 countries worldwide. JRS works with all refugees but has a particular concern at present for the "forgotten" refugees who have moved out of the media spotlight. There are over 40 million forcibly displaced people worldwide. This includes 15 million refugees, 27 million internally displaced persons, and more than 837,500 individuals whose asylum applications have not yet been decided.
 

Establishing a Common European Asylum System: still a long way to go

JRS Europe joins with other NGOs to highlight the adoption this week of a Common European Asylum System (CEAS) by the European Parliament after 5 years of negotiations. 10/06/2013

EU asylum system still too far from offering protection everywhere

Results from JRS Europe's conference yesterday to launch its new report on the Dublin Regulation, Protection Interrupted 05/06/2013

Partnership Principle in the EU Asylum and Migration Fund

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe is a joint signatory of a statement by UNHCR and 10 NGOs calling for a partnership between EU Members states and international organisations in implementing national programmes from the future Asylum and Migration Fund. 27/05/2013

Frontex must improve human rights performance

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe welcomes the recommendations by the EU Ombudsman to Frontex, the EU Border Agency to improve the situation for migrants at Europe's borders. 18/04/2013

JRS in Italy launches 2012 Annual Report

JRS in Italy, Centro Astalli, launched their annual report  yesterday outlining the projects and services that they provided to people seeking asylum over the past year. 11/04/2013

Human rights of migrants must have priority at Europe’s borders

JRS Europe welcomes the publication of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s most recent report detailing the effect of current European migration policies at the EU's southern sea borders. 27/03/2013

JRS welcomes plans to resettle Syrian refugees

The Jesuit Refugee Service, Germany has warmly welcomed an announcement yesterday by the German Federal Government to accept 5,000 refugees from Syria for resettlement, the first of which are due to arrive in Germany in June. 21/03/2013

JRS joins in calls for a fundamental change in EU responsibility sharing.

JRS Germany has joined a coalition of church and civil society organisations in Germany to produce a memorandum calling for fundamental changes in how asylum seekers are assessed and placed in the EU. 08/03/2013

The Dublin Regulation: Ten years on, no protection in sight

JRS marks the 10 year anniversary of the Dublin Regulation, one of the most controversial EU laws on asylum, with a reflection on its impact towards asylum seekers. 18/02/2013

JRS: Working on a global scale

Christian Fuchs, Communications Director of JRS USA, has produced a collection of videos documenting the work of JRS staff in five different countries around the world. 11/01/2013

Repression without responsibility

EU influence in Morocco and Algeria leads to stricter border controls, harming migrants rights, according to a recent JRS Europe event. 12/12/2012

Photography Exhibition now available online

All twenty photographs of JRS Europe's photography exhibition "My Life as a Refugee are now available online. 10/12/2012  

EU-North Africa relationship puts migrant rights at risk

Forced deportations and human rights abuses are the norm for migrants in Morocco and Algeria, according to the latest report by JRS Europe. 05/12/2012  

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jesuit Refugee Service Europe - Rue du Progrès (Vooruitgangstraat) 333/2 - B-1030 Bruxelles - Belgium
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PROTECTION INTERRUPTED

 

The Dublin Regulation's Impact on Asylum Seekers' Protection


(The DIASP project)

 

LIVES IN TRANSITION

 

Experiences of migrants in Morocco and Algeria

JRS Europe 2011 Annual Report
FROM DEPRIVATION TO LIBERTY

Alternatives to Detention in Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom

SAFE AND SECURE:

How Do Refugees experience Europe's Borders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In Europe, JRS works in 25 countries. Activities include:
 - visiting asylum seekers in detention 
 - giving legal advice to asylum seekers and irregular migrants
 - counselling those traumatised by persecution and flight
 - providing pastoral care in open centres and closed detention facilities
 - providing food and shelter to destitute asylum seekers. 

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