Riccardo Viviani
@rcrviviani.bsky.social
Human Rights Lawyer | EU Optimist | Judicial engagement & strategic litigation @ UNHCR. Views my own.
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On 14 August, the @echr.coe.int issued interim measures forbidding the Greek government from deporting eight #refugees from Sudan who arrived in Crete last month. #Greece #asylum
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August 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On 14 August, the @echr.coe.int issued interim measures forbidding the Greek government from deporting eight #refugees from Sudan who arrived in Crete last month. #Greece #asylum
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Final adoption of EU law allowing planned entry-exit system at external borders to be phased in - www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Border management: Council gives green light to progressive start of Entry/Exit system
The Council adopted a regulation regarding the progressive start of the Entry/Exit digital border management system.
www.consilium.europa.eu
July 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Final adoption of EU law allowing planned entry-exit system at external borders to be phased in - www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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"Where do we even go?" Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.
As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’
Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.
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July 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
"Where do we even go?" Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.
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Among the major surprises of the IACtHR's Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency are its reflections on jus cogens and the climate crisis. 🌍⚖️
@mwgehring.bsky.social explains why this part of the ruling matters so much and what the legal consequences are.
verfassungsblog.de/jus-cogens-a...
@mwgehring.bsky.social explains why this part of the ruling matters so much and what the legal consequences are.
verfassungsblog.de/jus-cogens-a...
July 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Among the major surprises of the IACtHR's Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency are its reflections on jus cogens and the climate crisis. 🌍⚖️
@mwgehring.bsky.social explains why this part of the ruling matters so much and what the legal consequences are.
verfassungsblog.de/jus-cogens-a...
@mwgehring.bsky.social explains why this part of the ruling matters so much and what the legal consequences are.
verfassungsblog.de/jus-cogens-a...
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Ahead of tomorrow's court hearings on Trump's expansion of expedited removal--the administrative process for removing certain noncitizens without immigration court hearings--I'm sharing a few resources below, since many people aren't familiar with ER still
July 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ahead of tomorrow's court hearings on Trump's expansion of expedited removal--the administrative process for removing certain noncitizens without immigration court hearings--I'm sharing a few resources below, since many people aren't familiar with ER still
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France is dismantling its principle of jus soli by restricting access to French nationality in Mayotte, its 101st overseas department.
MARIE-LAURE BASILIEN-GAINCHE on jus soli's constitutional status and the 'migrantisation' of a humanitarian crisis.
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MARIE-LAURE BASILIEN-GAINCHE on jus soli's constitutional status and the 'migrantisation' of a humanitarian crisis.
verfassungsblog.de/dismantling-...
May 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
France is dismantling its principle of jus soli by restricting access to French nationality in Mayotte, its 101st overseas department.
MARIE-LAURE BASILIEN-GAINCHE on jus soli's constitutional status and the 'migrantisation' of a humanitarian crisis.
verfassungsblog.de/dismantling-...
MARIE-LAURE BASILIEN-GAINCHE on jus soli's constitutional status and the 'migrantisation' of a humanitarian crisis.
verfassungsblog.de/dismantling-...
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@danaschmalz.bsky.social monograph ‘Refugees, Democracy and the Law’ explores how refugee law seeks to secure rights for those excluded from democratic participation, offering a nuanced reconstruction of the field.
May 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@danaschmalz.bsky.social monograph ‘Refugees, Democracy and the Law’ explores how refugee law seeks to secure rights for those excluded from democratic participation, offering a nuanced reconstruction of the field.
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Been reporting on migration and asylum since 2012. It's easy to get lost in the details, to forget the backstory, the historical context, the leaked documents, and the political shifts over the years. Here's an explainer, a sample of what I hope you find interesting. euobserver.com/migration/ar...
Why it matters that the EU is pushing to offshore asylum: 10 questions
Externalising asylum is the hottest trend in EU migration policy; but just 10 years ago the European Commission opposed it on humanitarian and legal grounds. Here's what you need to know.
euobserver.com
May 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Been reporting on migration and asylum since 2012. It's easy to get lost in the details, to forget the backstory, the historical context, the leaked documents, and the political shifts over the years. Here's an explainer, a sample of what I hope you find interesting. euobserver.com/migration/ar...
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“Democracy is Europe’s first line of defence.”
In this Euronews op-ed, Secretary General @alain-berset.coe.int sets out a vision for a new democratic pact to strengthen Europe’s democratic security.
More: www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
In this Euronews op-ed, Secretary General @alain-berset.coe.int sets out a vision for a new democratic pact to strengthen Europe’s democratic security.
More: www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
May 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“Democracy is Europe’s first line of defence.”
In this Euronews op-ed, Secretary General @alain-berset.coe.int sets out a vision for a new democratic pact to strengthen Europe’s democratic security.
More: www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
In this Euronews op-ed, Secretary General @alain-berset.coe.int sets out a vision for a new democratic pact to strengthen Europe’s democratic security.
More: www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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The US government held migrants and asylum seekers in abusive detention conditions – sometimes for weeks on end – while denying them due process and the right to seek asylum. Then, the US sent them to Costa Rica...
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US: Asylum Seekers Expelled to Costa Rica Detail Abuses
The United States should offer to bring back and hear the asylum claims of approximately 200 third-party nationals, including children, who were wrongfully expelled to Costa Rica in February.
www.hrw.org
May 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The US government held migrants and asylum seekers in abusive detention conditions – sometimes for weeks on end – while denying them due process and the right to seek asylum. Then, the US sent them to Costa Rica...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
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The latest statistics are out. On asylum, in the first three months of this year there were only two grants of asylum to Syrian nationals. In the previous quarter that figure was 1,565.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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How many people are granted asylum in the UK?
www.gov.uk
May 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The latest statistics are out. On asylum, in the first three months of this year there were only two grants of asylum to Syrian nationals. In the previous quarter that figure was 1,565.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Towards a Euro-Rwanda policy?
The proposed new EU law rules on 'safe third countries': eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/05/towa...
Towards a Euro-Rwanda policy?
The proposed new EU law rules on 'safe third countries': eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/05/towa...
Towards a Euro-Rwanda policy? The proposed new EU asylum law rules on ‘safe third countries’
Professor Steve Peers , Royal Holloway University of London Photo credit : Home Office, via Wikimedia Commons – the former Home Secreta...
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May 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Towards a Euro-Rwanda policy?
The proposed new EU law rules on 'safe third countries': eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/05/towa...
Towards a Euro-Rwanda policy?
The proposed new EU law rules on 'safe third countries': eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/05/towa...
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Pirates of the Mediterranean
The CJEU rules against Malta's investor citizenship law - my analysis: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/04/pira...
Pirates of the Mediterranean
The CJEU rules against Malta's investor citizenship law - my analysis: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/04/pira...
Pirates of the Mediterranean meet judges of the Kirchberg: the CJEU rules on Malta’s investor citizenship law
Steve Peers , Professor of Law, Royal Holloway University of London* Photo credit : Aldo Ardetti, via Wikimedia Commons *Thanks to Jus...
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May 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Pirates of the Mediterranean
The CJEU rules against Malta's investor citizenship law - my analysis: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/04/pira...
Pirates of the Mediterranean
The CJEU rules against Malta's investor citizenship law - my analysis: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/04/pira...
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Breaking News: Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a judge’s order directing the U.S. to return a Salvadoran immigrant it had wrongly deported.
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Order to Return Man Wrongly Deported to El Salvador
The government said Judge Paula Xinis, who ordered that the administration return the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, by Monday, had engaged in “district-court diplomacy.”
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Breaking News: Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a judge’s order directing the U.S. to return a Salvadoran immigrant it had wrongly deported.
📢 Essential resource for asylum lawyers across Europe!
UNHCR has published a practical Toolkit on requesting interim measures before the European Court of Human Rights.
Check it out 👉 www.refworld.org/policy/opgui...
UNHCR has published a practical Toolkit on requesting interim measures before the European Court of Human Rights.
Check it out 👉 www.refworld.org/policy/opgui...
UNHCR Toolkit on How to Request Interim Measures under Rule 39 of the Rules of the European Court of Human Rights for Persons in Need of International Protection | Refworld
www.refworld.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📢 Essential resource for asylum lawyers across Europe!
UNHCR has published a practical Toolkit on requesting interim measures before the European Court of Human Rights.
Check it out 👉 www.refworld.org/policy/opgui...
UNHCR has published a practical Toolkit on requesting interim measures before the European Court of Human Rights.
Check it out 👉 www.refworld.org/policy/opgui...
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The European Commission claims that the new Returns Regulation is informed by EU-funded research. European researchers do not quite agree.
Read the full joint statement from EU-funded projects on irregular migration FAiR, GAPs, MORE and MIrreM: irregularmigration.eu/wp-content/u...
Read the full joint statement from EU-funded projects on irregular migration FAiR, GAPs, MORE and MIrreM: irregularmigration.eu/wp-content/u...
March 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The European Commission claims that the new Returns Regulation is informed by EU-funded research. European researchers do not quite agree.
Read the full joint statement from EU-funded projects on irregular migration FAiR, GAPs, MORE and MIrreM: irregularmigration.eu/wp-content/u...
Read the full joint statement from EU-funded projects on irregular migration FAiR, GAPs, MORE and MIrreM: irregularmigration.eu/wp-content/u...
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🧵 You've heard of Fake News, but have you heard of Fake Hooves? Disordered discourse isn't just about a system that is about political impact, but also how the system itself is gamed for profit. First, let me introduce you to The Hoof GP:
March 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🧵 You've heard of Fake News, but have you heard of Fake Hooves? Disordered discourse isn't just about a system that is about political impact, but also how the system itself is gamed for profit. First, let me introduce you to The Hoof GP:
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Mängel im kroatischen Asylsystem: systematische Pushbacks, Polizeigewalt, eingeschränkter Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung, instabiles Asylsystem. Die SFH fordert, auf Überstellungen von Asylsuchenden nach Kroatien zu verzichten.
#StopDublinKroatien
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#StopDublinKroatien
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SFH fordert: Keine Dublin-Rückführungen nach Kroatien
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February 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Mängel im kroatischen Asylsystem: systematische Pushbacks, Polizeigewalt, eingeschränkter Zugang zur Gesundheitsversorgung, instabiles Asylsystem. Die SFH fordert, auf Überstellungen von Asylsuchenden nach Kroatien zu verzichten.
#StopDublinKroatien
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#StopDublinKroatien
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EU Commission roadmap on womens' rights, annual report on gender equality - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission unveils its Roadmap to strengthen women's rights
Today, ahead of International Women's Day, on 8 March, the European Commission sets out its Roadmap for Women's Rights, and presents the 2025 Report on Gender Equality.
ec.europa.eu
March 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
EU Commission roadmap on womens' rights, annual report on gender equality - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Today, the @eurightsagency.bsky.social released a crucial Position Paper outlining essential human rights safeguards for regulating and implementing return hubs.
Check it out 👇
#HumanRights #ReturnHubs #FRA
Check it out 👇
#HumanRights #ReturnHubs #FRA
Planned return hubs cannot be rights-free zones, finds a new @eurightsagency.bsky.social paper.
They need clear & robust safeguards such as:
✅ #FundamentalRights compliance
⚖️ legally binding agreements
🔎 independent rights monitoring systems
Find out more: europa.eu/!79Nhj8
They need clear & robust safeguards such as:
✅ #FundamentalRights compliance
⚖️ legally binding agreements
🔎 independent rights monitoring systems
Find out more: europa.eu/!79Nhj8
February 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Today, the @eurightsagency.bsky.social released a crucial Position Paper outlining essential human rights safeguards for regulating and implementing return hubs.
Check it out 👇
#HumanRights #ReturnHubs #FRA
Check it out 👇
#HumanRights #ReturnHubs #FRA
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🚨🚨 Another major #ruleoflaw ruling by GC of Court of Justice confirming that Poland must pay a total amount of approximately €320,200,000 in respect of the penalty payment decided upon by the CJEU during the infringement proceedings relating to the 2019 reform of the Polish judicial system. 🧵
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🚨🚨 Another major #ruleoflaw ruling by GC of Court of Justice confirming that Poland must pay a total amount of approximately €320,200,000 in respect of the penalty payment decided upon by the CJEU during the infringement proceedings relating to the 2019 reform of the Polish judicial system. 🧵
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After an historical change in Damascus, what’s now - if not: next - for Syrian refugees in Europe?
www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi...
www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi...
January 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
After an historical change in Damascus, what’s now - if not: next - for Syrian refugees in Europe?
www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi...
www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi...
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Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights calls on #Georgia to protect freedom of assembly and expression, ensure accountability for human rights violations and end stigmatisation of NGOs and LGBTI people.
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
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Georgia: Protect freedom of assembly and expression, ensure accountability for human rights violations and end stigmatisation of NGOs and LGBTI people
Tbilisi 24/01/2025
www.coe.int
January 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights calls on #Georgia to protect freedom of assembly and expression, ensure accountability for human rights violations and end stigmatisation of NGOs and LGBTI people.
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
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The Trump administration is giving ICE officials the power to quickly deport migrants who were allowed into the country temporarily under Biden-era programs, according to an internal government memo obtained by The New York Times.
Trump Officials Move to Quickly Expel Migrants Biden Allowed In Temporarily
A memo appears to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to target programs that let in more than a million people.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Trump administration is giving ICE officials the power to quickly deport migrants who were allowed into the country temporarily under Biden-era programs, according to an internal government memo obtained by The New York Times.