Migration

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Egypt’s Asylum Laws Fail to Protect Refugees From Mass Arbitrary Detentions 

This article examines how Egypt’s new asylum framework is failing to protect refugees and asylum seekers from arbitrary detention and deportation. It highlights serious concerns over violations of non-refoulement, lack of due process, and the erosion of protections previously linked to UNHCR oversight. The piece argues that Egypt’s current approach undermines both international refugee law and basic human rights safeguards.

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Trapped in Transit: Libya and the Road of No Return to Europe

This article examines the human rights abuses faced by migrants in Libya and the broader role of EU-Libya cooperation in migration control. It highlights arbitrary detention, torture, sexual violence, and exploitative conditions endured by migrants along the Central Mediterranean route. The piece argues for a reassessment of EU policies to ensure migration management does not enable serious human rights violations.

Italian migrant rescue operation off the coast of Libya. Source: © Heath Klein/Flickr, 2016.
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Trapped in Transit: Libya and the Road of No Return to Europe

Each year, thousands of migrants risk everything to cross the Mediterranean. Yet before they ever reach the sea, many find themselves trapped in Libya, caught between war, poverty, and tightening borders. This article looks beyond migration statistics to expose the human cost of the EU’s approach to managing migration through Libya.

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