CCAR
![Frontex The European Border and Coast Guard Agency celebrates two decades of unstoppable growth.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/frontex_1.png?itok=2H02uoNY&c=d312be2c940aab63705953285032d0df)
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency celebrates two decades of unstoppable growth, marred by accusations of human rights violations and lack of transparency.
![ACNUR The European migration pact that questions the right to asylum and undermines human rights](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/refugiats_0.jpg?itok=pGTl3dkq&c=80553404a873f434f2a4112953face86)
Entities defending the rights of migrants and refugees criticize an agreement that strengthens border control and toughens reception conditions.
![Twitter @vonderleyen Ursula von der Leyen, Mark Rutte, Giorgia Meloni and Kaïs Saïed, during the signing of the agreement. Source: Twitter @vonderleyen](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/tunisia_0.jpg?itok=ONQOGQEF&c=5998c86205eaf107a3ffea3c8e16f756)
Human rights defender organizations criticize the Brussels pact and the Tunisian government for abandoning hundreds of sub-Saharan refugees at the borders with Libya and Algeria.
![CC License The new migration regulation that is key to completing a new Migration and Asylum Pact in the European Union (EU).](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/pexels-chris-k-6578124_1.jpeg?itok=0ZNb2KCU)
Advocacy organizations for the rights of refugees are wary of the first step of the Migration and Asylum Pact in the European Union, agreed upon by European interior ministers.
![CC License The CCAR lament that the asylum system is overwhelmed.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/ceuta_1_1.jpg?itok=iJzCzbYo&c=2f96e0293f57ba3ad53dec1a5407f5be)
The Catalan Commission for Action for Refugees (CCAR) demands more commitment from Spain in the protection of people who are persecuted in their countries of origin or residence.
![La Claqueta Social The Model Prison in Barcelona hosted the presentation of the new CCAR space.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/cuina_solidaria_la_modelo-8_0.jpg?itok=dnKPReXI&c=561b172de3b0fb9c2a67d8703122554f)
The Catalan Refugee Aid Commission (CCAR from the catalan Comissió Catalana d'Ajuda al Refugiat) is promoting this new meeting point located in the Sants neighborhood of Barcelona, which aims to make life more comfortable for displaced people.
The New European Pact regulating migration and asylum does not come close to guaranteeing access to the asylum procedure with every guarantee and will encourage collective returns of migrants and potential applicants for international protection.
![Fleeing to avoid a life in hiding. Source: CCAR.](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/noamagar-se1.jpg?itok=6xS3gJ9d)
The aim is to denounce the serious violation occurring in many countries of the basic rights of LGBTI people, who can seek asylum in Spain.
![Rebeca Segura, director of Central Parc / Photo: Central Parc](https://nonprofit.xarxanet.org/sites/nonprofit.xarxanet.org/files/styles/xn19_responsive_image/public/captura_de_pantalla_2016-12-27_a_les_11.36.04.png?itok=mcW8LdN3)
The cooperative Central Parc in San Boi “rescues” abandoned spaces in the Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat (Baix Llobregat Agricultural Park) near Barcelona and uses it for social economy projects. The cooperative’s director explains this initiative.