Tineke Strik @Tineke_Strik@respublicae.eu
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Member European Parliament @GroenLinks @GreensEFA • Asylum, Migration, Rule of Law, Human Rights • Professor Citizenship and Migration Law Radboud University
Joined Apr 2022
This morning at 10h45, I will present my report on the Frontex Status Agreement between the EU and Mauritania, which the Commission is currently negotiating. This would allow for Frontex deployment on the territory of a non-European country for the first time ever. 🧵
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Re I am very concerned about the implications of these plans. Besides, I am not convinced that the current agreement has sufficient safeguards to ensure accountability in case of human rights violations. Frontex staff is foreseen to get complete immunity from prosecution. 2/ https://t.co/7zheP9bfpZ
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Re In February, I travelled to Mauritania to examine the situation. The country has no asylum procedure and is not bound by European human rights standards. Yet, Frontex is foreseen to operate under Mauritanian command. How will Frontex be able to respect EU law in this context? 3/
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Re Moreover, Frontex has many fundamental rights issues to solve. Expanding their mandate now would send the wrong signal. 4/
Read the full report with my recommendations here:
https://tinyurl.com/3zsyp7m3
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Terechte kritiek op EU/Tunesië deal van familieleden gevangengezette oppositie. Ze versterkt de alleenheerschappij van Saïed en ondermijnt daardoor democratische bewegingen, onafhankelijke instituten en mensenrechten. Meer mensen zullen dit onvrije land willen verlaten. https://t.co/7PuhvLyL5H
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In one day, two groups have apparently been pushed back from Kos, not allowing them to ask for asylum, treating them as animals. What lessons did Greece learn from the #Pylon disaster? When will Council and Commission speak out against these violations?
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Aegean Boat Report: ⚠️SOS ALERT FROM KOS⚠️
Very disturbing images coming out of Kos!
A group of 14 people, also children amongst them, that arrived on the island have been caught by masked commandos, beaten, placed insidein the back of a van, in plastic handcuffs and their eyes have been tapes… https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1673282898969997315 https://t.co/QmiaiAQ4t7
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Re I will travel to Tunis and Sfax to talk to migrant communities and civil society to better understand the situation, focusing strongly on human rights, access to protection and dignified reception, and rescue at sea. 4/4
Follow for updates.
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In Tunesië gesproken met diverse Afrikaanse gemeenschappen op #Wereldvluchtelingendag. Zij hebben hier nauwelijks rechten en lijden onder racistisch geweld.
Door de deal met president Saied, draagt de EU bij aan het afbreken van het recht op bescherming. https://t.co/t9a4RhjVjf
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Urgent call from the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner to stop tolerating violations against refugees.
@EU_Commission are you listening?
#WorldRefugeeDay
https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/tolerance-of-human-rights-violations-against-refugees-has-reached-alarming-levels-in-europe
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RT zeynepmencutek
On #WorldRefugeeDay, we and policymakers need to think more about the spillover effects of restrictive border controls /externalization on transit countries' policies; see https://www.returnmigration.eu/gapsblog/mind-the-gap by @tmnewsstream @SusanRottmann @Tineke_Strik @BICC_Bonn @GapsReturns
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Re @MalikAzmani Ik bezocht laatst de hotspot op Lampedusa, vreselijke omstandigheden. Hoop dat het verbeterd is. De detentie is illegaal, zie dit arrest van april. Wil je dat aankaarten, en praat je ook met Seawatch? Succes! https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion/pdf/?library=ECHR&id=003-7611289-10472809&filename=Judgment%20J.A.%20and%20Others%20v.%20Italy%20-%20Violations%20in%20detention%20of%20migrants%20in%20Lampedusa%20“hotspot”%20and%20removal%20from%20Italy.pdf
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Opnieuw een tragedie op zee waarbij tientallen mensen verdronken zijn. Het falende Europese asielbeleid is pijnlijk zichtbaar. Dit is het directe gevolg van het gebrek aan veilige routes naar de EU en redding op zee door de lidstaten.
https://www.nu.nl/buitenland/6269013/tientallen-migranten-verdronken-na-schipbreuk-voor-de-kust-van-gran-canaria.html
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In podcast De Dag bespreken @bramvermeul en ik wat er na de afschuwelijke scheepsramp moet gebeuren. Hoog tijd voor een onafhankelijk onderzoek, adequate handhaving door de Europese Commissie, en een eerlijke verdeling van asielzoekers in Europa. https://n.respublicae.eu/NPORadio1/status/1671498049707753473
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NPO Radio 1: Honderden migranten op een boot in de Middellandse Zee. Ze kregen geen hulp toen de boot stil viel. Tot nu toe zijn 81 doden geborgen en volgens de VN zijn er nog zo'n 500 vermisten. Een week later kijkt podcast De Dag terug. #NOS https://www.nporadio1.nl/nieuws/podcast/5386638b-87e3-47a3-90d8-f6e53a67e7c5/de-dag
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Impressive conversation with Nasra, who fled Yemen and lives on the streets of Tunis with her children since President Saied's racist speech. She's desperate and sees no way out.
An EU-Tunisia deal won't help people like Nasra, cementing the inhumane policies of the government. https://t.co/bTeFAyOI8d
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RT Aleksejs Dimitrovs
The 🇱🇻 Parliament has effectively legalised pushbacks - against the objections of the @CommissionerHR, @Refugees and @Tiesibsargs_LV. The amendments to the State Border Guard Law stipulate the right of border guards to prevent irregular entry with no exception for asylum-seekers. https://t.co/l4F9X5NOTL
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Just concluded my working visit to Tunisia. I observed a very poor humanitarian situation for refugees and migrants. Many of them live on the streets and rely on the goodwill of Tunisians for basic needs, making them extremely vulnerable for exploitation. 1/5 https://t.co/aSfRMaLdnO
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Re The refugees and migrants I talked to in both Tunis and Sfax described a very dire situation. They face racism and hostilities, fueled by Saied's speech. Ever since, more people desperately flee the country. They embark on alarmingly unsafe ships, leading to more deaths. 2/5 https://t.co/chVgXJHFk3
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Re Empowering the current repressive government also is a slap in the face of people fighting for democracy and fundamental rights, and may lead to more people escaping.
Moreover, the deal serves as an EU stamp of approval of the President’s authoritarian drift. 3/5
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Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ Member European Parliament @GroenLinks @GreensEFA • Asylum, Migration, Rule of Law, Human Rights • Professor Citizenship and Migration Law Radboud University
Joined Apr 2022
