Seeking safety, finding fear - Refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Libya and Malta
- Document number
- 2592
- Date
- 2010
- Title
- Seeking safety, finding fear - Refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Libya and Malta
- Author/publisher
- Amnesty International
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour;
- Summary
- Negotiations over an eu-libya framework agreement, including on “readmission of thirdcountry nationals” who have transited through libya on their way to europe, have been ongoing for the past two years. in august 2008 libya agreed to allow third-country nationals intercepted at sea by italian vessels to be disembarked on its soil, and to patrol the mediterranean with boats donated by italy. since then, arrivals of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in europe have decreased significantly. in 2010, for example, 28 arrived in malta, compared to about 1,500 in 2009 and 2,775 in 2008. the maltese authorities acknowledge the role played by libya. for example, foreign affairs minister tonio borg was quoted in september 2010 as supporting libya’s request for financial assistance to better patrol its borders. amnesty international is deeply concerned about the impact of libya’s “assistance” to the eu and its member states on the human rights of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants.
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