Campaign manifesto to stop “voluntary” return programs from transit countries

The signatory organizations, including Migreurop, denounce the instrumental and distorted use of voluntary assisted returns from transit countries, such as Libya and Tunisia, where the fundamental rights of migrants are systematically violated. In these contexts, so-called voluntary return is not a free choice but a last resort due to the absence of safe alternatives, effectively turning into a disguised expulsion. Instead of providing protection, the European Union and its Member States (…)

Migreurop is part of the Abolish Frontex international campaign, launched on June 9th, to end the mandate of the European border and coast guard agency - a key actor in the EU’s war on people who move - and the EU’s border regime!
Over 740 people have died so far this year 2021 trying to cross the Mediterranean, looking for a place of safety. The EU’s border regime forced them to take dangerous migration routes, often on unseaworthy vessels; it enlisted neighbouring countries to stop them (…)