News from the Borders 29.11.2023

Erik Marquardt on 29. November 2023

  • A study I commissioned sheds light on the means by which the EU supports border regimes in Tunisia and Libya – and the serious human rights violations – that go hand in hand with them. The entire study at English. Summary on German.  
  • The military government of Niger, which came to power in a coup has repealed a law that made it a criminal offense to transport foreigners to the north. You can find out why this is important in the taz.
  • The EU Commission wants to take stronger action against people smugglers and organized a conference on this topic yesterday. It is important to me that, following a reform, it is absolutely clear that humanitarian organizations and sea rescuers must not be criminalized. Here you can find the Commission proposal