A new report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) presents the results of in-depth research in four EU Member States with southern EU sea borders.
It describes the hazardous journey and deaths at sea, discusses current maritime surveillance mechanisms and cooperation with third countries, and details the treatment of migrants when they arrive on shore. A final chapter is devoted to sea operations coordinated by the EU’s border control agency (Frontex), and to EU solidarity mechanisms.
European Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström: “I very much welcome FRA’s report on fundamental rights issues at the EU’s southern sea borders. It identifies the difficulties migrants face during their journey and the serious and urgent challenges they come up against after their arrival. The right to life and respect for the principle of non-refoulement are core fundamental rights, and the European Union as well as Member States must do everything they can to ensure these rights are implemented to the full. FRA’s report provides concrete proposals on how this can be achieved.”
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Read the report in full here (english only)
European Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström: “I very much welcome FRA’s report on fundamental rights issues at the EU’s southern sea borders. It identifies the difficulties migrants face during their journey and the serious and urgent challenges they come up against after their arrival. The right to life and respect for the principle of non-refoulement are core fundamental rights, and the European Union as well as Member States must do everything they can to ensure these rights are implemented to the full. FRA’s report provides concrete proposals on how this can be achieved.”
Read more here
Read the report in full here (english only)
