Interview: Ready to Rescue – Caught Up in Politics

Interview: Ready to Rescue – Caught Up in Politics

Interview with Marina Gomez Corral, crew member of the rescue vessel Aita Mari, operated by the Basque NGO Salvamento Marítimo Humanitario, which currently provides humanitarian aid to refugee camps in Lesbos. How did Salvamento Marítimo Humanitario get started and...
Tragedy and Chaos Continues on the Mediterranean

Tragedy and Chaos Continues on the Mediterranean

While succesful rescue operations have been carried out by the Italian navy and Maltese, and Greek Coast Guards as well as civilian search and rescue vessels, tradegy and chaos continues across the Mediterrenean. At least 70 people have died or gone missing this week...
Rights at Risk: The Implications of a Closer Asylum-Return Nexus

Rights at Risk: The Implications of a Closer Asylum-Return Nexus

The strong linkage between asylum and return procedures in the hotspot approach puts fundamental rights at risk, according to a policy brief published by the Danish Refugee Council. Whereas hotspots in Italy and Greece were set up with a view to ensuring greater...
From Bad to Worse for Migrants Trapped in Detention in Libya

From Bad to Worse for Migrants Trapped in Detention in Libya

Footage revealed to the Guardian shows the panic of migrants and refugees trapped in the detention facility Qasr bin Ghashir close to Tripoli under indiscriminate fire from advancing militia. According to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR more than 3,300 people trapped in...