Denmark-Rwanda deal: deporting people, outsourcing & offshoring asylum

In September 2022, Denmark and Rwanda signed an agreement on the possible transfer of asylum seekers to the East African country. The prospective ‘transfer-system’ resembles the one announced by the UK in April. About 1,000 people may be deported yearly to a country thousands of kilometres away where refugees are killed and forcibly recruited by militias. After fleeing their countries, crossing borders, and risking their lives to reach a safe place, people are pushed back into a state of imminent danger. Learn more about the prospective Denmark-Rwanda deal, as well as its possible implications, in this article.

Language(s): Englisch / English
Publisher: Beatriz Jorge, borderline-europe

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Geflüchtete in Italien - Flucht und Migration an den Rändern Europas – ein Ausblick auf das gemeinsame europäische Asylsystem

borderline-europe has been working on the external border in Sicily since 2009. We are often asked to give presentations on our findings from our work on the ground. We would now like to make two of these lectures, which we gave in Palermo and online in May 2024, available to other interested parties in this simple online format. Of course, it is not possible to explain all the processes involved in migration policy in detail in one lecture, but we would like to use this publication to provide at least a basic impression of the situation in Italy and Sicily in particular. Sorry, only in German...
Language(s): Deutsch / German

Spotlight Italy - Cosmos Palermo

Our latest Italy magazine Streiflicht is here! In 'Kosmos Palermo', we look at the realities of life for migrants who come to Palermo, Sicily, and try to build a life in the city. In doing so, they repeatedly encounter hurdles. At the same time, there is a dense network of organizations in Palermo that try to support migrants in overcoming these challenges. Unfortunately "Spotlight Italy" is currently only available in german.
Language(s): Deutsch / German

Jahresbericht 2023: Widerstand gegen das europäische Grenzregime

2023 war kein gutes Jahr für die Menschenrechte. Kriege, Konflikte, wirtschaftliche Not und klimatische Veränderungen haben viele Menschen gezwungen, ihre Heimat zu verlassen. Gleichzeitig konnten wir eine fortschreitende Externalisierung der EU-Außengrenzen beobachten. Politisch scheint in der EU alles dafür getan zu werden, die Festung Europa zu stärken. Damit sollen möglichst viele Menschen davon abgehalten werden, Schutz in der EU zu suchen. Die Leidtragenden all dieser Entwicklungen sind, wie immer, die Flüchtenden selbst. Bei alldem können wir nicht tatenlos zuschauen. Deshalb haben wir auch 2023 kritisch beobachtet, dokumentiert, informiert und interveniert. Die Ergebnisse unserer Arbeit findet ihr im folgenden Bericht.
Language(s): Deutsch / German