Atlantic Route: Distress Cases, Deaths, and Transfers to Camps
More than 100 people who left West African shores are currently in distress and searched by the Spanish coast guard, Salvamento Marítimo. A two-year-old child did not recover from her perilous journey to the Canary Islands and died on Sunday after days in intensive...
Atlantic Route: Misery Continues at Land and at Sea with Deaths, Detention, Deportations, and Poor Living Conditions
The perilous journey along the Atlantic route continues to cost lives and survivors often arrive exhausted and in critical condition to the Canary Islands. A court in Tenerife has put an end to the practice of detaining people for deportation based on old return...
Op-ed: Danish Externalization Desires and the Drive Towards Zero Asylum Seekers
By Dr. Martin Lemberg-Pedersen Associate Professor at the Centre for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS), University of Copenhagen. In early February 2021, the Danish Frederiksen government tabled a legislative proposal for public consultation. It is based on a...