# European Council on Refugees and Exiles

The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is an alliance of 127 NGOs across 40 European countries established in 1974. 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.

## History

The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is an alliance of 127 NGOs across 40 European countries established in 1974. ECRE also has international partnerships with organisations not based in Europe.
It has developed and continues to manage the Asylum Information Database (AIDA), the European Database of Asylum Law (EDAL) and the European Legal Network on Asylum (ELENA).

## Members

Member organisations include:
Member organisations :
| Region | Name | Country |
| 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 | Emmaus Europe | 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.

## Publications

The ECRE Weekly Bulletin provides information about the latest developments in the areas of asylum and refugee protection. The ELENA Weekly Legal Update (WLU) provides information about important recent developments in international and European asylum law. The ECRE Press Review provides a weekly overview of the latest news in the areas of asylum and migration. ECRE resource publications include Comments Papers, Policy Papers, Working Papers, Legal Notes and AIDA Publications.: ECRE legal submissions include legal challenges, Interventions and 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