Project: Moving Beyond Borders – Protect undocumented migrants on either side of the European borders
Duration: 3 years, from 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2015
Contact: 21ter, rue Voltaire
75011 Paris, France
Phone: +33 (0)153278781
Project partners: European Alternatives, European Network of Legal Experts, Chachipe, Fédération Internationale des Droits de l’Homme, Migreurop network members
The issue of borders and migration remains at the core of European debates, and those in eastern and southern neighbouring countries. While civil society to the south of the Mediterranean continues to express its thirst for freedom, in the north, European authorities are implementing not-so-transparent operations to intercept undocumented migrants along land and sea routes and detaining many of them in an increasingly systematic way in ever-bigger detention centres. On both sides of the borders, many migrants thus sink into situations of total destitution, and are at risk of being exploited. These people have an urgent need for effective protection.
Two campaigns will be set up and developed within the Moving Beyond Borders project: one on the Frontex agency, “Frontexit”, and the other one access to detention centres, “Open Access now”. The common objective of each campaign is to raise awareness about the reality of the migration policies at the EU’s borders and their impact on undocumented migrants. The activities include gathering information and testimonies to share with elected representatives and media actors.
