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Senegal: Senegal’s crackdown on the LGBT+ community puts French asylum policy under pressure
Source: Mali Actu - Moussa DIARRAH

Senegal: Senegal’s crackdown on the LGBT+ community puts French asylum policy under pressure

18 April 2026
Translated with Deepl. Scroll down for the original article in French. Five to ten years in prison for consensual relations between adults. A few days after the law was enacted, a Senegalese asylum seeker was turned back at the French...
Senegal: Violence, arrests and stigma lead to surge in Asylum requests from LGBT community
Source: Sanslimitesn

Senegal: Violence, arrests and stigma lead to surge in Asylum requests from LGBT community

27 February 2026
The Paris-based association STOP Homophobia has sounded the alarm, announcing that it has received 18 requests for help to leave Senegal in the space of just a few days. Faced with what they describe as a ‘dramatic’ climate, more and...
European studies reveal systemic gaps in HIV care for migrants
Source: Becky McCall - EACS 2025

European studies reveal systemic gaps in HIV care for migrants

29 October 2025
More than 60% of HIV diagnoses among migrants in Switzerland occur after arrival, with some groups waiting up to 6 years before detection; findings that expose significant gaps in the country’s prevention and screening strategies. A new analysis of the Swiss...
France: Young man with HIV detained without treatment faces expulsion, despite years of residency
Source: Elise Leclercq - Politis

France: Young man with HIV detained without treatment faces expulsion, despite years of residency

27 June 2025
For two months, the 23-year-old man has been detained at the CRA in Cornebarrieu (Haute-Garonne), where he has not received his HIV treatment. The associations are asking for a reassessment of his file. Politis was able to reach him. His...
France: Proposed immigration reform could leave thousands without vital treatment
Source: ObservAlgérie

France: Proposed immigration reform could leave thousands without vital treatment

8 February 2025
Translated with Google. Scroll down for original article in French. In France, while thousands of seriously ill foreigners benefit from this residence permit every year to access treatments unavailable in their country of origin, a bill brought by Les Républicains...
Increased risk of tuberculosis and HIV co-infection for migrants in the Uganda EU/EAA
Source: Queen Mary University of London

Increased risk of tuberculosis and HIV co-infection for migrants in the Uganda EU/EAA

17 December 2024
New research published today in the European Respiratory Journal found that adult migrants in the UK and EU/EEA fare worse on a range of TB outcomes than non-migrants in those countries. Researchers led by Dr Heinke Kunst, Reader in Respiratory...
Surveying ECDC report presents the results of survey on HIV prevention and barriers among migrants in the EU/EEA
Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC°

Surveying ECDC report presents the results of survey on HIV prevention and barriers among migrants in the EU/EEA

29 November 2024
This report presents the results of a survey among EU/EEA Member States in relation to the HIV epidemic among migrants and current national prevention interventions, policies and barriers to the public health response. Executive summary Background In 2023, migrants accounted...
France: New government wants to reform the law that gives free medical assistance for immigrants after three months
Source: Jurist

France: New government wants to reform the law that gives free medical assistance for immigrants after three months

7 October 2024
France’s newly appointed interior minister Bruno Retailleau signalled a rightward shift for French interior policy on Monday at his first public speech in office. Addressing police unions at the Cour de l’Hôtel de Beauvau, he vowed to end “illegal” migration...
European Union: Call to safeguard the right to asylum in Europe
Source: Jurist

European Union: Call to safeguard the right to asylum in Europe

9 July 2024
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International plus other NGOs signed a joint statement Monday urging the European Union (EU) and its member states to “safeguard the right to territorial asylum in Europe.” The statement refers to the EU Charter of...
Source: InfoMigrants

France: Foreign nationals with HIV in France face precarity and legislative hurdles

1 December 2023
Translated with Deepl.com – Scroll down for text in French While foreign nationals account for more than half of all HIV-positive patients in France, their access to healthcare is an obstacle course. And the Immigration Bill currently before the French...
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