As the European Council meets to adopt strategic guidelines that will shape future EU policies in the area of freedom, security and justice, “Incompatibility between Frontex’s activities and the full respect of fundamental rights persists,” reaffirms the Frontexit Campaign. Frontexit is publishing today an overview of the information it has collected about the Agency since the campaign’s launch in March 2013.
We trust that the new guidelines will take into account the tragic death of 366 (...)
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Frontexit campaign overview
The mandate of Frontex is incompatible with human rights
The Frontexit campaign denounces the incompatibility between Frontex’s mandate and the respect for Human rights and European law. It asks the European Union to take note and act in order to stop the activities of Frontex.
Frontex between Greece and Turkey, at the border of denial
Migreurop, the EMHRN and the FIDH in the framework of the Frontexit campaign released a report on Frontex deployment at Greek and Turkish borders.
Closethecamps.org
mapping as a means to denounce the detention of migrants in Europe and beyond
In occasion of the 15-J, the Spanish day of action against the “internment centres for foreigners” (CIE) on 15 June, Migreurop launches the Spanish version of the website www.closethecamps.org
Regulation on the maritime surveillance by Frontex: lives in danger at the external borders of Europe
On the 16th of April, the European Parliament will vote on the proposal for a Regulation on the maritime surveillance by the European agency for the coordination of the cooperation at the external borders (Frontex). There is no reason to celebrate: Frontex’ mandate is to intercept migrants, not to save lives.
Let us be clear. Although it contains certain enhancements, the regulation will not end shipwrecks and human rights violations. For “surveillance” and “protection” do not rest on the same (...)