Joining the international PROTECT consortium from Wits University are Associate Professor and Director of the African Centre for Migration & Society, Jo Vearey, Dr. Nicholas Maple, and Dr. Kudakwashe Vanyoro.
Detention of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants under Corona lockdown risks becoming arbitrary
As the Covid-19 pandemic has tightened its grip on many western states, many refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants continue to be detained in reception and detention centres, without any prospect of release. With asylum processing at a standstill and returns to countries of origin on hold, detention of these individuals risks becoming arbitrary, if not inhumane.
Publications
PROTECT Final Outputs Final Comparative Study: The Right to International Protection. A Pendulum between Globalization and Nativization? Final Policy Brief: Lost in Migration. Which Policies are Needed to Safeguard the International Protection System? PROTECT Knowledgebase Short policy briefs The full-length policy briefs may be found here. WP2 Policy briefing on protection seeking migrants WP3 Policy […]
PROTECT in the media
Norway: Admitting asylum-seekers or paying other countries to do so ? EU!RADIO, a dynamic not-for-profit radio station adopting a resolutely European perspective, as part of their weekly ‘Ideas on Europe’ editorial by UACES, the University Association for European Studies, has welcomed Pierre Van Wolleghem, Executive Scientific Coordinator of PROTECT to talk about the future of international refugee […]
Work Packages
Every H2020 project is composed of several work packages (WPs), or clusters of activities, which converge toward a common goal. PROTECT consists of 11 WPs, all of them contributing to its scientific quality and ethical integrity, and ultimately concurring to understanding and safeguarding the right to international protection. WP1: Developing theoretical, conceptual and methodological approaches […]