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 (…)