Instrumentalisation of Migration, Ill-Treatment, and Deviant States
Contemporary migration crises – whether controlled, provoked, or spontaneously unfolding – arguably provide the most illustrative empirical material for studying the erosion of
Dmytro Yagunov, Rita Haverkamp: Human Trafficking and Satellite Crimes in Wartime Ukraine
More than 6.2 million refugees from Ukraine moved to Europe and other states after the Russian military aggression against Ukraine (the war) began
Dmytro Yagunov: The Imperial Digital Panopticon: When ‘Big Brother’ Goes from Metaphor to Reality
An experiment has been launched in Moscow to exercise total control over migration flows, going far beyond traditional administration. Speaking live on TV
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee (CPT) Visits Immigration Detention Facilities in France
A delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out an ad
Meloni Leads Drive To Curb Illegal Migration by Demanding Reforms of ECHR
Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has told EU leaders to prepare for a first political debate on reforming the European Convention on
CPT President Visits Frontex Headquarters
On Friday 26 September 2025, the President of the CPT, Alan Mitchell, and the CPT’s Executive Secretary, Hugh Chetwynd, met the Executive Director
Trump’s Visit to the Migrant Detention Center was Meant to Highlight the Issue of Immigration
U.S. President Donald Trump toured a remote migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as his Republican allies advanced a
Council of Europe: On the Joint Letter Challenging the European Court of Human Rights
On 22 May 2025, at the initiative of Denmark and Italy, nine Council of Europe member states — including Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland —
Nine EU Countries Seek European Human Rights Convention’s Rethink on Migration
Nine EU countries have signed an open letter calling for the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to be reinterpreted to allow for
The Supreme Court Blocked Trump’s Attempt to Resume Deportations Under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798
On May 16, 2025, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump from moving forward with deportations under The 1798 Alien Enemies Act for a