Five years ago in June 2011, the displacement and refugee crisis of Syrian began. Since then, it has only increased, rising from several thousand refugees at the end of June 2011 to at least 11.5 million Syrians who have been forced to leave their homes during this period. At the end of May 2016, the […]
Seventy One Refugees Die in Smuggler Lorry in Austria
Austrian police have announced today that 71 bodies of refugees were found on the refrigerator truck which was discovered on Thursday on an Austrian highway close to the Hungarian and Slovakian borders. The bodies consisted of 59 men, eight women and four children. The Hungarian police have arrested three people as part of the investigation, […]
Amnesty: EU failing Syrian refugees
European leaders should “hang their heads with shame” over their treatment of Syrian refugees fleeing the country’s brutal conflict, rights group Amnesty International has said. In a briefing, released on Friday, entitled; “An international failure: The Syrian refugee crisis”, the rights group states that European Union (EU) member states have only offered around 12,000 places […]
Syrian Refugees: A Crisis with Undue International Response
The Syrian refugee crisis is considered one of the most critical issues related to the on-going crisis in Syria due to the social, economic, educational and humanitarian impact it has had on the refugees and their families and the impact it has had on the host countries. This gives the crisis regional and international dimensions, […]
Europe: Act now to help refugees fleeing Syria
Europe: Act now to help refugees fleeing Syria “The international community – including the European Union – has thus far failed to place any effective pressure on the parties to the conflict in Syria to end large-scale human rights and humanitarian law violations.” Charlotte Phillips, researcher on refugee and migrants’ rights at Amnesty […]