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The AIRE Centre and the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina launch the Report “Case Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina Courts on the Right to Liberty and Security of Person and the Right to Freedom of Expression”

The AIRE Centre publishes a blog post on access to Jobseeker’s Allowance for EEA Nationals

The blog provides an overview of the relevant legislation and its impact on EEA nationals as well as an analysis of how or whether the situation may be challenged. Read more

The AIRE Centre contributes to the Council of Europe’s CDADI investigation into national responses for combatting the COVID-19 crisis

The AIRE Centre contributes to the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee on Anti- Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) investigation into national responses for combatting the COVID-19 crisis. Read more

Effective Implementation of Asset Recovery Measures in the Western Balkans: an overview of a regional monitoring methodology, key benchmarks and case studies of good practice

The report “Effective Implementation of Asset Recovery Measures in the Western Balkans: an overview of a regional monitoring methodology, key benchmarks and case studies of good practice” was published on 26 May 2020. Read more

Court of Appeal Judgment in McConnell v Registrar General for England & Wales

On 29th April the Court of Appeal handed down the judgment in R (On the Application of) McConnell v the Registrar General for England and Wales. Read more

The UK Supreme Court allows appeal in AM (Zimbabwe), departing from N v SSHD & following Paposhvili v Belgium, which it accepts extends the scope of Article 3 ECHR in medical cases.

The UK Supreme Court allows appeal in AM (Zimbabwe), departing from N v SSHD & following Paposhvili v Belgium, which it accepts extends the scope of Article 3 ECHR in medical cases. Read more

COVID-19 and the Western Balkans

The paper "COVID-19 and the impact on human rights” was published by the AIRE Centre on 28 April 2020 to provide a brief overview of the implications of the fight against COVID-19 for the protection of human rights, with a focus on the Western Balkans. Given that the course and development of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the corresponding government responses, have been unpredictable and remain subject to frequent change, the document does not seek to serve as a catalogue of measures and comprehen Read more

Western Balkans Project Team and National Coordinators Video-conference Meeting under the Regional Anti-corruption Project

In line with the preventative measures against the COVID-19 outbreak, AIRE Centre and RAI Secretariat have introduced video teleconference meetings to bridge disruptions in the implementation of the Regional Anti-corruption Project funded by the UK Government. Implementation of a Regional Project is a challenging task at any time as it covers six jurisdictions, and during such daring times as the current pandemic, it is even more so. Nevertheless, AIRE Centre and RAI Secretariat are utilising Read more

UK INDUSTRIES AT RISK: A THIRD OF EU NATIONALS ARE YET TO SECURE THEIR UK SETTLED STATUS

Up to a third of UK-based EU nationals are yet to secure their UK settled status, risking the stability of UK businesses. Over a million Europeans living in the UK haven’t yet secured their status, despite the success rate of applications to date being over 99.9%.In November, of 305,600 EUSS applications, just one was refused on suitability grounds. Read more

Fjölnisdóttir and others v Iceland

The AIRE Centre has submitted a written intervention in the case of Fjölnisdóttir and others v Iceland. We call on the Court to ensure that the best interests of the child are accorded, at a minimum, the primacy that is set out in Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in any decision on legal parentage. Read more