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Africa: Europe Leaves Refugees to Sink or Swim
ISS, 4 November 2014
The physical gulf between Africa and Europe is not nearly as great as the discrepancies in wealth and development might suggest. At their closest the two continents are just 14… Read more »
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North Africa: Europe Casts Migrants Adrift
UN News, 30 October 2014
The United Nations human rights expert on migrants today urged British authorities to reconsider a decision not to support search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea,… Read more »
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Africa: Britain Won't Support Migrant Rescue Missions in Mediterranean
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 28 October 2014
Britain will not support future search and rescue operations to save migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe, according to the country's foreign ministry,… Read more »
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Africa: Calais Migrants Living in Ditches, Appalling Conditions
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 29 October 2014
Migrants in and around the French port of Calais live in appalling conditions, some sheltering in sodden ditches, muddy fields, makeshift tents and an abandoned sports hall, a… Read more »
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Africa: Is Refugee Rescue Attracting More?
DW, 28 October 2014
UK has refused to support EU rescue operations in the Mediterranean sea saying it will attract more refugees to Europe. Many criticized London but Christoph Hasselbach says Prime… Read more »
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Africa: Thousands of Child Migrants Feared in Thrall to Italian Traffickers
Guardian Network, 17 October 2014
Thousands of migrant children are disappearing after arriving in mainland Europe, triggering concerns that they are falling prey to a new and thriving market for child trafficking… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Dreaming of Europe
Reporter, 25 October 2014
Yared (not his real name), a thin Ethiopian immigrant with a pale face, has lived in Switzerland for 12 years. He left Ethiopia 13 years ago and his journey to Switzerland was not… Read more »
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Africa: Italy - Government Must Not Betray Its Commitment to Continue Saving Refugees At Sea
MSF, 17 October 2014
Despite Italy's Prime Minister's Renzi declaration ten days ago to "continue the operation Mare Nostrum until the EU develops an action equivalent or superior to it", the Italian… Read more »
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Africa: UNHCR Concerned Over Spain's Bid to Legalize Push-Backs From Enclaves
UNHCR, 28 October 2014
The UN refugee agency on Friday said it was concerned about a proposal by Spain to legalize automatic returns of people trying to cross border fences into its North Africa enclaves… Read more »
Allowing Migrants to Die 'Appalling' - UN
A UN human rights expert on migrants has urged British authorities to reconsider a decision not to support search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
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The UN human rights chief has urged that North African and European countries bring justice to the migrants who died at sea after their boat was allegedly attacked by smugglers. Read more »
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Italian authorities say the number of migrants crossing from Libya to Europe has increased, with over 100 000 arrivals in 2014. This as 3,500 migrants were rescued and at least 18 ... Read more »
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Currently, Europe has no centralized system for identifying the bodies of migrants, who often travel without documentation, nor for informing their families in their countries of ... Read more »
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At a time when the number of African migrants to Europe is on the rise, the UN say it will open camps in Northern Africa to serve as shelters while their cases are being processed. Read more »
