BREAKING>>> After 6 years (!) of investigation, a landmark legal action has been filed before the International Criminal Court. Yesterday, ICC Counsels Dr. Omer Shatz (front-LEX) and Dr. Juan Branco have submitted a 700-page legal brief to the International Criminal Court, exposing the involvement of 122 European Union and Member State officials in crimes against humanity committed against migrants on the Central Mediterranean route (2014–2020). image
Remembering the 369 refugees who drowned in Lampedusa exactly 12 years ago today. I can never forget the 22 years old Yohanna who gave birth as she was drowning, her body was later found with an ombilical cord attached to her baby. #NeverForgotten #ForeverInOurHearts #PeopleNotNumbers #Lampedusa #BordersKill #FortressEurope image
Migrants on deportation list to wear ankle monitors, Greek government says – People in Greece with rejected asylum claims will be required to wear ankle monitors as part of planned measures to speed up deportations, a government official announced Monday.
The Sudanese man who took Frontex to court: “Dying at sea is more compassionate than remaining trapped in Libya” – The Court of Justice of the European Union will for the first time summon the European Border Agency for its cooperation with the Libyan coastguard in returning people intercepted at sea to Libya.
Egypt funds free train rides for Sudanese refugees returning to Khartoum – Hundreds of people displaced by fighting in Sudan gathered at the central train station in Cairo on Monday [21 July] to begin a free journey home. The Egyptian government is funding train rides to Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, which was recently recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces from its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
We must work with Libyans to stop Putin weaponizing migrants, top EU official says – The European Union must remain ready to negotiate with Russia-aligned Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar in order to prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from further weaponizing migration, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner told POLITICO.
EU proposes historic €2 trillion budget – The European Commission proposed the largest long-term EU budget in the bloc’s history. Lion’s share of tripled EU migration budget aimed at border management – The newly proposed EU long-term budget prioritises border management, seeking to make entry by people on the move harder, over support for asylum and reception processes. Rights groups accuse the EU of exposing them to human rights abuses.