News from the Borders 11.12.2023
- A militia of the warlord Khalifa Haftar intercepts refugees in the Mediterranean and forcibly transports them to Libya. SPIEGEL research show how Frontex and the Maltese authorities are helping her. At Lighthouse you will find a Summary of the research without paywall.
- Until now Uganda for reliable protection, its asylum policy was considered a model worldwide – but Now there is a lack of resources to accommodate and care for more people.
- Around one million of the asylum seekers in Germany suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or depression. However, only a fraction of them receive therapy.
About Correctiv's research https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/flucht-und-migration/2023/12/06/rund-eine-million-psychisch-kranker-fluechtlinge-in-deutschland/
News from the Borders 8.12.2023
- At the Yesterday's jumbo trilogue on the Common European Asylum System failed to reach an agreement. We will continue negotiations from 18.12.
- The British government pushes ahead with its plans for deportations to Rwanda – and Prime Minister Sunak even said that this policy should not be stopped by court decisions – a very strange understanding of the rule of law.
- Filipo Grandi (UNHCR) and Amy Pope (IOM) write that it is wrong to rely on isolation and that it is against international law to outsource asylum procedures to third countries. To the guest article in Der Spiegel.
News from the Borders 6.12.2023
- I have worked with the Tagesschau that the dead on the Balkan route are often buried after a few days without relatives being identified. In my view, we finally need an end to pushbacks and an EU-wide DNA database for unidentified corpses.
- The British government has with Rwanda on a new agreement for deportations agreed. The agreement is intended to circumvent a ruling by the Supreme Court.
- Seven months ago, a new war broke out in Sudan. More than 6 million people are on the run. The NZZ presents photos from the region.
News from the Borders 4.12.2023
- On Saturday evening, the rescue ship Humanity 1 was detained in Crotone in southern Italy after disembarking 200 people rescued from distress at sea. SOS Humanity is taking legal action against this.
- In the coming year, savings were already to be made on assistance for refugees. The budget freeze now makes the situation even more precarious.
- The Time Magazine has searched all over Germany for municipalities that are currently completely overwhelmed by the number of refugees. They couldn't find a single one.