Category: Migration
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Over 250 organisations urge the EU to reject the new Deportation Regulation
On 11 March 2025, the European Commission unveiled a proposal for a new Return Regulation, meant to replace the existing Return Directive. Behind this technocratic title, however, the proposal marks a deep and dangerous shift in EU migration policy — one that prioritises deportation, detention, and surveillance over protection, dignity, and rights. Avocats Sans Frontières…
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The Permament Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) on Migrants’ rights
The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) returns to Palermo for its 56th international session, dedicated to the systematic human rights violations committed against migrants. Over three days, jurists, experts, activists, and witnesses from the Maghreb, Europe, and Africa will present evidence, analyses, and testimonies on preventable shipwrecks, arbitrary detentions, torture, and the criminalization of solidarity. Founded…
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The Euro-Mediterranean region: an area of interdependence and shared struggles for human rights and the rule of law
En 2018, ASF a pris la décision de créer un hub régional dans la région Euro-Méditerranée, basé à Tunis, dans le but de mutualiser les moyens et de renforcer et harmoniser son action dans la région. L’aspect novateur du bureau régional est d’assumer pleinement les liens historiques, économiques, politiques et culturels qui existent entre les…
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De-securitizing & decriminalising migration and poverty: Advocating for a non-discriminatory approach in European policies
As it is turning away from its foundational values of solidarity and non-discrimination, rooted in international and regional frameworks on human rights, the European Union has entered a crisis of democratic and moral legitimacy. In this Policy Brief, based on the discussion heldd during the European Citizen’s summit, ASF invites the EU to stop considering…
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Tunisia: People in migration threatened by the rise of discriminatory rhetoric and policies
Because of its geographical position and proximity to the European coast, Tunisia has long been considered a major transit country for sub-Saharan migrants. However, heightened security measures and the militarization of the European Union’s borders, as well as border outsourcing policies, have meant that Tunisia has become a country of settlement for many people in…
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The pact for equality: Engaging members of the European Parliament on anti-racism and anti-discrimination
Avocats Sans Frontières, European Alternatives and a consortium of civil society and university partners are coming together to promote equality and to fight discrimination affecting specifically migrant communities in Europe. The consortium aims to give a platform to racialized individuals and groups as well as people with a migrant background during this crucial election year…
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The campaign to decriminalise poverty, activism and status
The Campaign for the Decriminalisation of Poverty, Status and Activism, launched in Africa, South Asia, North America and the Caribbean, is led by a coalition of civil society organisations calling for the revision and repeal of laws that target people because of their status (social, political or economic) or their activism. In many countries, criminal…
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ASF’s Euro-mediterranean regional hub
In 2018, ASF launched a regional hub in the Euro-Mediterranean region, based in Tunis, with the aim of pooling resources and strengthening and harmonising its action in the region. The innovative aspect of the regional office is to fully assume the historical, economic, political and cultural links that exist between the two shores of the…
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ASF’s annual report is available!
Avocats Sans Frontières is delighted to present its latest annual report. Our teams offer a seriers of articles about our field work on detention, transistional justice, business & human rights, communities of practice, our advocacy work, etc.
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Migration, a major strategic issue
Since 2014, more than 20,000 people have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe. One of the main reasons behind this heavy human toll is the decision of EU Member States to close safe and legal access routes to Europe.
