European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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Established in 1974, the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is an alliance of 126 NGOs across 40 European countries.[1] ECRE’s mission is to protect and advance the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and other forcibly displaced persons in Europe and in Europe’s external policies.[2]
Tools
ECRE has developed and continues to manage the following tools:[1]
- Asylum Information Database (AIDA)
- European Database of Asylum Law (EDAL)
- European Legal Network on Asylum (ELENA)
Members
ECRE is an alliance of 126 member organisations across 40 European countries.[3] ECRE also has international partnerships with organisations not based in Europe.[3]
Region | Name | Country |
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Central Europe | Asylkoordination Österreich | Austria |
Central Europe | Diakonie in Österreich | Austria |
Central Europe | Plattform Asyl – FÜR MENSCHEN RECHTE | Austria |
Central Europe | Centre for Refugee Support | Belarus |
Central Europe | Organization for Aid to Refugees (OPU) – Organizace Pro Pomoc Uprchlíkům (OPU) | Czech Republic |
Central Europe | Afghan LGBT Organization (ALO) | Czech Republic |
Central Europe | Caritas Germany | Germany |
Central Europe | Der Paritätische Gesamtverband | Germany |
Central Europe | Diakonie Deutschland | Germany |
Central Europe | PRO ASYL | Germany |
Central Europe | Female Fellows | Germany |
Central Europe | Terre des Hommes (TDH) Germany – Hilfe für Kinder in Not | Germany |
Central Europe | International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) | Germany |
Central Europe | Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) | Germany |
Central Europe | Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) – Magyar Helsinki Bizottság | Germany |
Central Europe | Menedék – Hungarian Association for Migrants – Menedék – Migránsokat Segítő Egyesület | Germany |
Central Europe | Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) – Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka | Poland |
Central Europe | Association for Legal Intervention – Stowarzyszenie Interwencji Prawnej | Poland |
Central Europe | Ocalenie Foundation – Fundacja Ocalenie | Poland |
Central Europe | Human Rights League Slovakia | Poland |
Central Europe | Slovak Humanitarian Council (SHR) – Slovenská Humanitná Rada (SHR) | Slovakia |
Central Europe | Swiss Refugee Council (SFH) – Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe (SFH) | Slovakia |
Central Europe | Swiss Refugee Council (SFH) – Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe (SFH) | Switzerland |
Central Europe | AsyLex | Switzerland |
Central Europe | Right to Protection (R2P) – Право на захист | Ukraine |
Central Europe | The Tenth of April (TTA) – Десяте Квітня | Ukraine |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Flemish Refugee Action – Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen | Belgium |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Flemish Refugee Action – Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen | Belgium |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | NANSEN | Belgium |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Active Citizen Europe (ACE) | Belgium |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Oxfam EU Office | Belgium |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | SOLIDAR | Belgium |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe and Conference of European Churches (CCME&CEC) | International |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Caritas Europa | International (Belgium) |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) | International (Belgium) |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) | International (Belgium) |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Europe | International (Belgium) |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) Europe | International (Belgium) |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Voicify | International (Belgium) |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Irish Refugee Council | Ireland |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Caritas Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Passerell | Luxembourg |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Dutch Council for Refugees (DCFR) – VluchtelingenWerk Nederland | The Netherlands |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | University Assistance Fund (UAF) – Stichting voor Vluchteling-Studenten (UAF) | The Netherlands |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | British Red Cross | United Kingdom |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | British Refugee Council | United Kingdom |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) | United Kingdom |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Scottish Refugee Council | United Kingdom |
Western Europe – Ireland, UK, Benelux – International | Student Action for Refugees (STAR) | United Kingdom |
Mediterranean | Cyprus Refugee Council (CyRC) | Cyprus |
Mediterranean | Refugee Rights Association (RRA) – Mülteci Hakları Derneği (MHD) | Cyprus (Northern) |
Mediterranean | Forum Réfugiés | France |
Mediterranean | France terre d'asile | France |
Mediterranean | Entraide Pierre Valdo | France |
Mediterranean | French Refugee Council | France |
Mediterranean | Safe Passage France | France |
Mediterranean | Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) – Ελληνικό Συμβούλιο για τους Πρόσφυγες (ΕΣΠ) | Greece |
Mediterranean | Solidarity Now | Greece |
Mediterranean | Fenix – Humanitarian Legal Aid | Greece |
Mediterranean | Greek Forum of Refugees – Ελληνικό Φόρουμ Προσφύγων | Greece |
Mediterranean | Communauté Ivoirienne de la Grèce – Ιβοριανή Κοινότητα Ελλάδας | Greece |
Mediterranean | Safe Passage International A.M.K.E | Greece |
Mediterranean | Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) Greece | International (Greece) |
Mediterranean | Italian Council for Refugees (CIR) (CIR ONLUS) – Consiglio Italiano per i Rifugiati (CIR) | Italy |
Mediterranean | MOSAICO – Action for Refugees – MOSAICO – Azioni per i Rifugiati | Italy |
Mediterranean | Asilo in Europa (AE) | Italy |
Mediterranean | Refugees Welcome Italia | Italy |
Mediterranean | Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Malta | Malta |
Mediterranean | aditus foundation | Malta |
Mediterranean | Conselho Português para os Refugiados (CPR) | Portugal |
Mediterranean | Union of Refugees in Portugal (UREP) – União de Refugiados Em Portugal (UREP) | Portugal |
Mediterranean | Accem | Spain |
Mediterranean | Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (CEAR) – Comissió Espanyola D'ajuda Al Refugiats (CEAR) | Spain |
Mediterranean | NGO Rescue – ONG Rescate | Spain |
Mediterranean | Spanish Red Cross – Cruz Roja Española | Spain |
Mediterranean | Convive Cepaim Foundation – Convive Fundación Cepaim | Spain |
Mediterranean | Red Acoge | Spain |
Mediterranean | Andalucía Acoge | Spain |
Mediterranean | Movimiento por la Paz (MPDL) | Spain |
Mediterranean | Extranjeristas en Red | Spain |
Mediterranean | Refugee Rights Turkey (RRT) – Mülteci Hakları Merkezi (MHM) | Turkey |
Mediterranean | Mültecilerle Dayanışma Derneği (Mülteci-Der) | Turkey |
Mediterranean | Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (SGDD-ASAM) – Sosyal Gelişim ve Dayanışma Derneği (SGDD-ASAM) | Turkey |
Mediterranean | MUDEM – MUDEM Mülteci Destek Derneği | Turkey |
Baltic & Nordic | Danish Refugee Council | Denmark |
Baltic & Nordic | Estonian Refugee Council – Eesti Pagulasabi | Estonia |
Baltic & Nordic | Estonian Human Rights Centre – Eesti Inimõiguste Keskus | Estonia |
Baltic & Nordic | Finnish Refugee Advice Centre – Pakolaisneuvonta | Finland |
Baltic & Nordic | Icelandic Red Cross – Rauði krossinn á Íslandi | Iceland |
Baltic & Nordic | Island Panorama Centre | Iceland |
Baltic & Nordic | Latvian Centre for Human Rights – Latvijas Cilvēktiesību Centrs | Latvia |
Baltic & Nordic | Lithuanian Red Cross – Lietuvos Raudonasis Kryžius | Lithuania |
Baltic & Nordic | Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers (NOAS) – Norsk Organisasjon for Asylsøkere (NOAS) | Norway |
Baltic & Nordic | Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) | Norway |
Baltic & Nordic | Memorial Human Rights Centre | Russia |
Baltic & Nordic | Caritas Sweden – Caritas Sverige | Sweden |
Baltic & Nordic | Amnesty International Sweden | Sweden |
Baltic & Nordic | The Swedish Network of Refugee Support Groups (FARR) – Flyktinggruppernas Riksråd (FARR) | Sweden |
Baltic & Nordic | Swedish Red Cross – Svenska Röda Korset | Sweden |
Baltic & Nordic | Swedish Refugee Law Centre – Asylrättscentrum | Sweden |
Southeastern Europe | Vaša Prava BiH | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Southeastern Europe | Bulgarian Helsinki Committee – Български Хелзинкски Комитет | Bulgaria |
Southeastern Europe | Bulgarian Red Cross – Български Червен Кръст | Bulgaria |
Southeastern Europe | Refugee Advisory Board (RAB) – UNCHR България | Bulgaria |
Southeastern Europe | Centre for Peace Studies (CPS) – Centar za Mirovne Studije (CMS) | Croatia |
Southeastern Europe | Croatian Law Centre (CLC) – Hrvatski Pravni Centar (HPC) | Croatia |
Southeastern Europe | Are You Syrious (AYS) | Croatia |
Southeastern Europe | Civil Rights Program Kosovo (CRP/K) | Kosovo* |
Southeastern Europe | Macedonian Young Lawyers' Association (MYLA) – Македонското Здружение на Млади Правници (МЗМП) | Northern Macedonia |
Southeastern Europe | Law Center of Advocates (CDA) – Centrul de Drept al Avocaților (CDA) | Republic of Moldova |
Southeastern Europe | Romanian National Council for Refugees (CNRR) – Consiliul Național Român pentru Refugiați (CNRR) | Romania |
Southeastern Europe | JRS Romania | Romania |
Southeastern Europe | Asylum Protection Centre (APC) – Centar za Zaštitu i Pomoć Tražiocima Azila (CZA) | Serbia |
Southeastern Europe | Belgrade Centre for Human Rights – Beogradski centar za ljudska prava | Serbia |
Southeastern Europe | Grupa 484 | Serbia |
Southeastern Europe | Psychosocial Innovation Network (PIN) | Serbia |
Southeastern Europe | Centre for Research and Social Development (IDEAS) – Centar za Istraživanje i Razvoj Društva (IDEAS) | Serbia |
Associate Members | Integrationshaus | Austria |
Associate Members | Solentra | Belgium |
Associate Members | Amnesty International EU Office | International (Belgium) |
Associate Members | Red Cross EU Office | International (Belgium) |
Associate Members | SOS Children's Villages | International (Belgium) |
Associate Members | Associazione Studi Giuridici Immigrazione (ASGI) | Italy |
Associate Members | International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) | Norway |
Associate Members | Legal Center for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment (PIC) – Pravni Center za Varstvo Človekovih Pravic in Okolja (PIC) | Slovenia |
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.[3]
Publications
- The ECRE Weekly Bulletin provides information about the latest developments in the areas of asylum and refugee protection.[4]
- The ELENA Weekly Legal Update (WLU) provides information about important recent developments in international and European asylum law.[5]
- The ECRE Press Review provides a weekly overview of the latest news in the areas of asylum and migration.[6]
ECRE resource publications include:[7]
- Policy Notes
- Comments Papers
- Policy Papers
- Working Papers
- Legal Notes
- AIDA Publications
ECRE legal submissions include:[8]
- Direct legal challenges
- Interventions
- Implementation of judgments
Social media
ECRE is active on the following social media platforms:
- Facebook: European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
- LinkedIn: European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
- X (Twitter): ECRE @ecre
- Instagram: ECRE theecre
References
External links
- ECRE Official Site