Amanda Gray Meral

Jun 18, 2024 | odi.org | Amanda Gray Meral

Just one day after the long-awaited agreement on the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum, 15 member states called for to tackle irregular migration and return people whose asylum claims fail. The letter, coordinated by Denmark, calls for processing of asylum claims in third countries and for . While not referring to it directly, the UK government has interpreted this letter as an endorsement of its Rwanda plan.

Nov 30, 2023 | odi.org | Sara Pantuliano |Amanda Gray Meral |Zoe Gardner

The rights and treatment of refugees is never far from the media headlines. Hostile narratives and politicised rhetoric dominate the news at a time when globally, solidarity for refugees continues to decline. But with devastating conflict and climate hazards forcing more and more people from their homes, is the international community failing on its shared commitment to refugees?

Oct 18, 2023 | odi.org | Claire Kumar |Amanda Gray Meral

Building on our research series exploring public narratives and attitudes towards refugees and other migrants, ODI Europe, together with the Spanish Foundation porCausa and the Democracy and Belonging Forum held an event Where to next on migration for southern Europe? Analysing trends in narratives and policies this month at the CaixaForum in Madrid.

Aug 15, 2023 | odi.org | Amanda Gray Meral

Europe’s asylum agenda and its treatment of asylum-seekers has faced heavy criticism by human rights organisations and UN agencies. The increasing numbers of push-backs and serious human rights violations at borders, including violent pushbacks, have gone hand in hand with increasing efforts to push responsibility for international protection beyond the EU’s borders to states with extremely poor human rights records, most recently in North Africa.