Angela Merkel has suggested that Europe’s future migration management plan with North Africa should be based on EU-Turkey deal provisions; if implemented, this move may endanger the right of many migrants to seek and enjoy asylum in “safe countries” and render Europe complicit in human rights violations. The process of externalizing asylum procedures is a […]
Europe: The (Turned Off) Human Rights Lighthouse
Last year, President Juncker declared that Europe should not “harp on” about Turkey’s attacks on press freedom and human rights as its support was required to tackle the refugee crisis. Turning a blind eye to the “world champion in imprisoned media personnel“ is not the only thing Europe has done in recent months. After the […]