Asylum seekers forced to strip and be sprayed in open air in Lampedusa

Footage filmed by a Syrian refugee in the Italian Island of Lampedusa has shown migrants queuing, being forced to strip and be sprayed in open air. People are being treated “like animals”, states the author of the footage. In the centre, that hosts many migrants who...

New report brings to light the horror of human trafficking in Sinai

Around 25,000 people have been victims of trafficking in the Sinai over the past four years, according to a new report by Prof. Dr. Mirjam van Reisen, Meron Estefanos and Dr. Conny Rijken presented last week to EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström. The...