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New report examines Algeria’s role in the European border regime
A new report looks at the way the Algerian government has increased its involvement in border control initiatives promoted by European governments, after decades of reluctance to do so. Read More
Algeria: Migrants face raids, mass expulsions, and hate speech
In recent years, there has been an alarming rise in hate speech and persistent incitement against migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in Algeria. Racist rhetoric is widely circulated in some media outlets and on social media, underpinning a general climate of marginalisation and discrimination. A joint letter signed by 20 organisations from Europe and Africa calls on the Algerian authorities to halt arbitrary mass expulsions of migrants, and to end policies that criminalise civil society organisations standing in solidarity with them. Read More
Spain: Launch of the “Vidas sin rastro” campaign, for the rights of the dead and missing migrants at the Southern border
Today, 10 May 2022, begins the campaign "Vidas Sin Rastro", "For the rights of the dead and disappeared at the southern border and those of their families", initiated by the Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía (APDHA) and the Grupo puente de activistas internacionales. Read More
Spain forsakes international obligations in appalling refoulement of Algerian whistleblower
Statewatch along with a number of other human rights organisations condemns the deportation from Spain to Algeria of Mohamed Benhalima, a human rights activist who faces a serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment in the North African state. Read More
EU border externalization policies further deepens the migrants’ crisis in Tunisia
Statement circulated by the Forum Tunisien pour les Droits Economiques et Sociaux on 1 October 2021. Read More
EU: Tracking the Pact: Proposed cooperation with North Africa received with “interest”; external cooperation “state of play”
Two internal EU documents circulated in the Council: one containing the former Portuguese Presidency's assessment of North African states' responses to a proposed "enhanced political dialogue" on justice and home affairs issues; the other, the Commission's overview of "the main external migration dialogues and processes since 2019." Read More
EU: Warnings over proposed new Europol partners in Middle East and North Africa
- Agreements would allow exchange of personal data with countries including Algeria, Egypt and Turkey - MEPs concerned over making deals with dictatorships - Council amends draft decisions: but will paper safeguards be enough? Read More