Joint statement

More than a year after the President of the Republic of Tunisia’s statement following a meeting of the National Security Council linking the presence of migrants to "a plot to alter the demographic composition of Tunisia", systematic violations and racist and xenophobic campaigns targeting sub-Saharan migrants in the country continue unabated.
The policies of successive governments have continued to bow to the dictates of the European Union in the externalisation of its borders, delegating (…)

Joint declaration

Amidst warnings from over 50 Civil Society Organisations, EU lawmakers reached a political agreement on the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum in December. The agreement is a continuation of a decade of policy that has led to the proliferation of rights violations in Europe. Moreover, it will have devastating implications for the right to international protection in the bloc and greenlights abuses across Europe including racial profiling, default de facto detention and pushbacks. On April (…)

Collective Action

We, the undersigned organisations, express our deep concern regarding the continuing and escalating harassment and attacks against KISA, a leading non-governmental organisation fighting for human rights and equality for all in Cyprus. KISA’s work promotes a society free of racism and discrimination, also by defending the rights of migrants, refugees and victims of human trafficking.
During the early morning of 5 January 2024, KISA experienced a targeted bombing attack. An explosive device (…)

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, (…)