Background information
Desert Dumps
Europe supports, finances and is directly involved in clandestine operations in North African countries to dump tens of thousands of Black people in the desert or remote areas each year to prevent them from coming to the EU. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Nordafrika
Klikaktiv’s First Quarterly Report for 2025 (January–March)
The report provides an overview of key developments in the field of migration in Serbia during the period from January to March 2025. Through daily fieldwork and the provision of legal assistance, Klikaktiv has continued to monitor changes in migration flows, as well as all other circumstances affecting the rights and position of people on the move within the territory of the Republic of Serbia. This report pays particular attention to alarming cases of deaths in asylum centers, as well as the growing insecurity in informal settlements. The first quarter of the year was marked by the continuation of unlawful practices, including pushbacks and increasingly limited access to basic rights—primarily healthcare. The report also includes a legal analysis of the relevant normative frameworks, with a special focus on the inadequate implementation of regulations that guarantee the rights of asylum seekers and other foreigners. The role of international actors—especially Frontex—is also examined, along with the potential effects of new European Union policies on migrants and refugees in Serbia. Findings on systemic obstacles in accessing institutions are also presented, including delays in the actions of competent authorities and the lack of institutional accountability in cases of rights violations. Through the analysis of concrete cases, the report sheds light on the everyday realities faced by people on the move and emphasizes the urgent need for systemic change. The focus remains on documentation, public advocacy, and improving access to rights, with the aim of protecting the dignity of migrants and refugees. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Balkanstaaten
Exporting Borders: Frontex and the Expansion of Fortress Europe in West Africa
The EU is pushing its migration control far beyond Europe’s borders. This report exposes how Frontex operates in West Africa under the cover of cooperation, entrenching neo-colonial influence, undermining rights, and reshaping the Sahel into a securitised buffer zone. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europäische Union, Afrika
EU Law and Life of Us the Black Migrants
There are places in this world where law protects you like a second skin. It walks with you into offices, hospitals, airports, schools, police stations. It makes people speak gently to you. It ensures that your name is recorded properly, that your body is not touched without your consent. But for others, law vanishes at the moment of arrival. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union
Under the Line of Marginalization: The Annual Report for the Year 2024, Serbia
The Annual Report for the Year 2024 from Klikaktiv, Serbia. Sharp decrease in people in official, state-run camps and still no effective access to asylum in Serbia.Widespread use of return and detention procedures. Ongoing and systematic pushbacks in addition to readmission practice. Expansion of Frontex operations across Serbia. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Balkanstaaten
Sudan: caught between the hell of war and the networks of human Trafficking: Escaping death into the trap of slavery
Since war erupted in 2023, millions of Sudanese have fled for their lives, only to fall into the hands of human traffickers. What began as an escape from death often ends in exploitation, abuse, and modern slavery, especially for women and children.
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Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Afrika
Zur Situation von international Schutzberechtigten in Griechenland
PRO ASYL und Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) dokumentieren seit 2017 die Situation von international Schutzberechtigten in Griechenland. Basierend auf diesen Erfahrungen und eigenen Recherchen bündelt diese Stellungnahme aktuelle Erkenntnisse zur Situation dieser Menschen in Griechenland und beleuchtet dabei explizit auch die Umstände, denen Schutzberechtigte nach einer Abschiebung aus anderen Ländern ausgesetzt sind. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
A report documenting the human rights violations in Sudan since 15 April 2023
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) submits this report to the African Commission on Human People’s Rights (ACHPR) Hybrid Joint Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan to provide insights into the severe humanrights violations occurring in Sudan since the war began on April 15, 2023. ACJPS is a Sudanese non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on monitoring and promoting respect for human rights and legal reform in Sudan read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Afrika
Brutal Barriers: Pushbacks, violence and the violation of human rights on the Poland-Belarus border
This report, in cooperation with two grassroot organizations documents the human rights violations and inhumane conditions, such as pushbacks, violence, and deprivation at the Belarus-Poland border. Despite international and European laws, Poland's increasing restrictions and border fortifications have worsened the situation, with people facing life-threatening risks and limited access to aid. Read the attached report for further information. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa
Examining Germany´s admission programme for Afghans at risk, legal basic and its challenges
After the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the withdrawal of international troops began, leaving behind many Afghan helpers and particularly vulnerable individuals. Germany initiated the Federal Admission Program to evacuate these people, but its implementation faced numerous issues such as delays, legal uncertainties, and budget cuts. As a result, despite obligations under the "Fundamental Law" and international human rights treaties, the program was not carried out as planned. The underlying research paper examines the Federal Admission Program for vulnerable Afghans. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Mittlerer Osten
Searching for a home: a travelogue from the islands of migration in southern Italy
From 21 to 29 September 2024, a travel group led by Jana Freudenberger set off to Sicily and Lampedusa to talk to various organisations and refugees. The travellers brought back impressions that describe the migration policy situation in southern Italy and, despite all the problems, also give cause for hope. The editors Kerstin and Anna Meinhardt report on their travel experiences. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Italien / Malta
Offene Gesellschaft statt autoritäre Wende
Gegen den Abbau des Rechtsstaats im Gewand der Migrationspolitik. Das Netzwerk für kritische Migrations- und Grenzregimeforschung (kritnet) kritisiert in einer aktuellen Stellungnahme den Abbau des Rechtsstaats im Gewand der Migrationspolitik. Es spricht sich für eine offenen Gesellschaft aus und fordert Partizipations- und Mitbestimmungsrechte für alle, die in Deutschland leben. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Deutschland
Call for freeze on EU migration funding to Libya
After two mass graves were found during a police operation in eastern and south-eastern Libya, civil society organisations are calling on the European Union to stop its financial packages to Libya. Human rights violations against migrants such as torture, enslavement and brutal murders have been documented in Libya for years. The goal of using EU funds to implement human rights standards in Libya has not been achieved. The discovery of the mass graves should be a wake-up call to not only reconsider EU funding of the Libyan regime, but to simply end it. Instead, we demand safe migration routes out of Libya! read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Nordafrika, Europäische Union
Report by Mem.Med: Between Asphalt and Dust. Repression, Protests, and (Migrant) Self-Management on the Margins of Tunisia
In the olive groves of Sfax, between extreme marginalization and institutional violence, thousands of sub-Saharan African migrants are resisting on a daily basis. Through the voices of Joy, Josephus, David Yambio and Dr. Ibrahim, this report explores the strategies of self-help that challenge the system of exclusion at the borders of Europe. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Nordafrika
Anti-torture Committee publishes report on ad hoc visit to Italy
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has today published the report on its visit to Italy in April 2024, together with the response of the Italian authorities.
The visit focused on the treatment and conditions of detention of foreign nationals held in four, closed pre-removal centres (Centri di permanenza per il rimpatrio or CPRs) in Milan, Gradisca, Potenza and Rome. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Italien / Malta
Letter: Call for transparency in the implementation of the EU migration pact
On November 28, over 20 human rights organizations sent a letter to the Italian government demanding transparency in implementing the European Pact for Migration and Asylum, criticizing the exclusion of civil society from the process. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano
Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union
The Standard Operation Procedures on ‘activities conducted at sea’ in the context of forced transfers to Albania
With a view to expanding and especially externalising border and detention places, as is already known, the italian government has exported the hotspot approach to Albanian territory. The Protocol concluded with Albania foresees the forced transfer of people rescued at sea on Italian authorities' vehicles for whom “the subsistence or lack of requisites for entry, stay or residence in the territory of the Italian Republic must be ascertained”. In order to learn more, we have made a request for generalised civic access in order to obtain the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) structuring the activities carried out at sea in the context of transfers to Albania of foreign citizens from third countries, which are shared below: read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano
Region(s): Italien / Malta
Violence, Resistance and Memories - Between the two Shores of the Mediterranean’
During the summer months of 2024, the Mediterranean Sea continued to witness violence against people on the move, repression targeting those who show solidarity with them, and widespread violations of fundamental rights. This report focuses specifically on events that occurred along the Central Mediterranean route from June to September 2024. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
Challenging the Securitization of Migration in Italy: A De-securitization Strategy
We are pleased to publish the abstract of the work by Ludovica Mancini, who conducted an interview with the Palermo office of borderline-europe, which is incorporated in chapter three of her work.
Since 1975, the year corresponding to the turning of Italy into a country of immigration, the Italian border and migration management appears rooted in the migration-security nexus. Discursive and non-discursive practices performed by the Italian political élite have shifted migration from a non-political topic, to a political one, to a security issue. However, is securitization of migration desirable? What are its human rights implications and spill over effects? After reconstructing the Italian securitization process and providing an overview of its main consequences, this article proposes a disarticulation of the migration-security nexus through the development of a de-securitization strategy suitable for the Italian context. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English
Interview on Iranian public sentiment towards Afghan refugees
The interview with Ghamar Takavaran, an expert on Afghan migrants in Iran, provides a deep insight into Iranian society today. The migration of Afghan citizens to Iran was particularly high after the US invasion and the return of the Taliban. It is estimated that there are between 3 and 10 million Afghan migrants in Iran. The lack of proper immigration laws has led to mixed reactions among Iranians, with some advocating the deportation of immigrants and others supporting the admission of Afghans due to the difficult situation in their country. Iran's economic hardship and sanctions have exacerbated tensions, and the media sometimes fuels anti-immigrant sentiment. read more
Language(s): Sonstige
Region(s): Naher Osten