Some quick context: UN Bodies monitor compliance with international law by ‘reviewing’ countries’ actions against the treaties they have signed. This autumn, France is under review for their compliance with…
Our latest report exposes intensified border violence and erosion of asylum rights in Europe – an immediate result of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact and the reforms to the Schengen Border’s Code.
They held a gun to the head of one child, and asked “Are you going back to Croatia?” whilst he replied “no, no , no, please do not hit me again”.
“They don’t respect the refugees. They take advantage of us, the police, the border police and also the smugglers”... They treat us like [not humans].”
He told us that when night fell, people were forced to enter a tiny hut in the middle of nowhere. They were robbed of the last money they had and left stranded in the middle of nowhere by the smugglers. They spent two days of despair in this hut.
"After the Croatian police kicked his face with iron boots whilst at the border last night, he lost 4 teeth, and his face was completely smashed in".
A woman from Sierra Leone explains why she left her country and her children to seek safety and the violence that she has been facing since she reached Europe.
Today we have something very important to present: Our latest BORDER VIOLENCE SPECIAL REPORT, that you can download here
On the early morning of Sunday the 19th, at 6 am, the eviction happened from the Sombor Transition Center.
Everyone migrates in search of something better. Making the decision to migrate often means previously planning to flee.