In this article Agnese Pacciardi, PhD scholar in Political Science at Lund University and Joakim Berndtsson, researcher in Security Studies at Gothenburg University, analyse the start of a fully-fledged “migration industry” as a result of the European policy of externalisation in Libya. Through the analysis of the project “Support to Integrated Border and Migration Management” […]
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Transit country for migrants heading for Europe. Due to its strategic position, the European Union and member states are investing funds to strengthen the policy of the Libyan authorities, particularly as regards the management of migratory flows. The responsibilities of the member states with respect to the conditions of the detention centres, pull backs, evacuation procedures from the detention and resettlement centres of migrants should be investigated.
The consequences of externalisation of border on women’s rights
Today, December 16 2021, we presented at the Press Conference the appeal of two women victims of trafficking against Italy e Libya. The two Country are accused of violating the articles 2 and 6 of the Convention on women rights. Princess and Doris (names are fictitious to protect the identity of the applicants), arrived in […]
Violence on land, violence at sea: migrants in Libya between the Libyan hammer and the EU’s anvil
EuroMed Rights, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Libya Platform and the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI) call on the EU to cease all support to “Libya’s coast-guards”, to provide safe pathways for migrants and to re-establish an EU-coordinated Search and Rescue mechanism. Violence on land: latest updates On 1 October […]
Petition on mismanagement of funds in Libya: The European Parliament welcomes the requests from ARCI, ASGI and GLAN
The European Commission will be required to update and sent a periodic monitoring report on the EU “Support to Integrated Border and Migration Management in Libya” programme as well as the information in the petition to the European Court of Auditors (ECA) for inclusion in the special evaluation report on the Trust Fund for Africa. […]
States urged to ensure renewal of UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya at 48th Human Rights Council
In a letter to member states of the UN , Libyan, regional and international human rights organisations demanded the renewal of the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM), established in June 2020 at the HRC, which had been “a long overdue and necessary step to address rampant impunity in Libya.” However, “UN budgetary constraints and […]
Transparency and right to information: the case of public funding in the context of integrated border management in Libya
Diletta Agresta and Armando Maria De Nicola Beyond control: the management of the “border” Both the European Union and its Member States have responded to the challenges posed by global migrations through the adoption of repressive policies, centred on the externalisation of the management of borders to third countries. The objective of such policies is […]
Dynamics of human trafficking in Libya: analysis and critical insights
By Alice Fill and Francesco Moresco The drop in departures from Libya registered since 2017 following the introduction of policies to limit mobility has contributed to turn the country into an open-air prison. In this context of “forced stalemate” for migrants, detention for an indefinite timeframe represents the core strategy to manage irregular migration flows […]
Press Conference held today: Private companies and Italian government brought to trial for pushback to Libya
The context – Facts and circumstances – Legal aspects Pushbacks to Libya carried out by private companies and coordinated by Italian authorities in collaboration with the so-called Libyan Coast Guard must be declared illegal. The effects of borders externalization policies under scrutiny by the Court of Rome. Five Eritrean citizens started a lawsuit against the […]
Private companies and Italian government brought to trial for pushback to Libya
Press Conference February 12, 2021 h 12:00, Location: Zoom (Register HERE) Five Eritrean citizens were pushed back illegitimately on July 2nd, 2018 by the Augusta Offshore ship “Asso Ventinove” as part of operations coordinated by the Italian authorities stationed in Libya and with the collaboration of the so-called Libyan Coast Guard. Now they have started […]
“Let’s help them in their home countries”: what’s behind this slogan?
The relationship between EU and ECOWAS and mobility control by Giulia Gasser, Ulrich Stege and Daniele Valeri Let’s help them A glance at the aid Migration management has become a central issue in the relationships between the European Union and the African countries. Whereas in 2000, the Cotonou Agreement dedicated a residual space to this […]
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