Migreurop

The European Union’s migration policy : support for dictatorships to the south of the Mediterranean

While protest movements are developing against dictatorial regimes in northern Africa and the Middle East, the statements and actions by European governments show that the « defence of democracy » and « non-interference » are mere rhetoric when it is a matter of reaffirming the necessity of a closure of borders that undermines fundamental rights. Thus, while the Libyan armed forces are massacring rebels throughout the country, coronel Qadafi brandishes the spectre of a migratory invasion by (...) read

date of on-line publication : 23 February 2011