Joint declaration

Two years after the shipwreck of 24 November 2021, as injustice and deaths at the border continue, we stand together to call for a world free from border violence.
On 24 November 2021, at least 33 people in a dinghy tried to reach the United Kingdom from the coast of Dunkirk. The 33 people came mainly from Iraqi Kurdistan, but also from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Iran, Egypt, Somalia, and Vietnam.
Three hours into the Channel crossing, the boat found itself in distress. At 1:48 am, passengers (...)

At a time when the European Council is meeting in Brussels on 26 and 27 October 2023 to discuss the strengthening of Europe’s borders in a world in upheaval, the Migreurop network points out the exorbitant cost of this escalation in security and the overwhelming responsibility of European States in the constant endangerment of migrants, who are trying to exercise their right to mobility at the cost of their lives.
For more than 30 years, the fight against so-called "illegal" immigration has (...)

Public Migreurop meeting - 6 octobre 2023 - Marseille

On the occasion of its 2023 General Assembly in Marseille, Migreurop is organizing a public meeting on migration policies and anti-black racism in the Maghreb.
Friday 6 octobre 2023 18h30 - 21h CocoVelten - 16 rue Bernard du Bois, 13001 Marseille (Only in French/no interpretation)
6:30 - 7:20 PM: PART 1 Moderator: Nawal Karroum (Migreurop)
Welcome address (5’) 6:35 – 6:45 pm: Introduction by Aminata Pagni (GADEM/online) 6:45 – 7:00 pm: History of anti-black racism in North Africa. Some (...)

Collective action: Joint statement by 82 organizations

Following the arrival of a record number of people on the move in Lampedusa, civil society expresses its deep concern at the security response of European states, the crisis of reception, and reaffirms its solidarity with people on the move arriving in Europe.
More than 5,000 people and 112 boats: this is the number of arrivals recorded on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday September 12. The boats, most of which arrived autonomously, originated in Tunisia or Libya. In total, more (...)

Collective action: Joint statement by 56 organizations

European states must stop obstructing civilian search and rescue efforts in the Central Mediterranean
Up to 600 people lost their lives in another avoidable shipwreck off the Greek coast in June 2023. As civil society, we are horrified by the preventable deaths in the Central Mediterranean sea which happen year in, year out. Search and rescue ships are urgently needed to prevent further loss of life on the deadliest migration route in the world, yet EU member states – most prominently Italy (...)