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Judith Sunderland Profile picture
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Apr 8, 2020 • 3 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
As @seaeyeorg ship #AlanKurdi seeks a safe place for 150 people rescued at sea, Italy has apparently declared its ports "unsafe" because of #COVID19. This is the wrong approach to a genuine challenge. 1/ Image
The decree published yesterday, April 7, effectively closes Italy's ports to rescue ships not flying the Italian flag "for the duration of the national health emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak." Thx to @scandura for copy of decree ImageImageImage
There is no doubt Italy is facing a devastating public health crisis, but this can't be used as an excuse to turn away from people in need or to renege on responsibilities. Appropriate health protocols can be implemented at disembarkation, & other states can relocate 3/3

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Judith Sunderland Profile picture
Sep 23, 2020
From what I can tell so far, the vaguely newish ideas in the #MigrationPact presented today are products of the same wishful thinking that created hellholes like Moria.
It is wrong to think that chance of drowning at sea, or prospect of detention upon arrival, or possibility of quick deportation will deter people from trying to reach Europe. People take dangerous, risky migration journeys because they have to, not on a lark.
The #MigrationPact proposes pre-screening and then accelerated border procedures for people coming from certain countries. These kinds of procedures are usually unfair and rarely that quick. Think #Moria
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Judith Sunderland Profile picture
Sep 22, 2020
And now for a positive on the Migration Pact due out tomorrow. It would be really great if laid out a sensible and humane approach to border governance, with human rights as the starting point. A thread on what that could involve (A lot is here hrw.org/news/2018/06/1…) 1/X
Commission Prez von der Leyen said recently “sea rescue is compulsory and not optional.” Yes! Hopefully the Pact lays out what exactly this looks like: EU rescue missions, support (not obstruction) for NGO rescue groups, timely disembarkation in places of safety. Yes? 2/X
Commissioner Johansson acknowledged in July abuses against migrants & refugees at EU borders (there’s an awful lot of evidence of violent pushbacks) & opened the door to meaningful border monitoring. Great! Let’s make sure there's real accountability euobserver.com/migration/1488… 3/X
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Sep 22, 2020
I don’t know about you, but I’m on pins and needles over the Pact on Migration & Asylum coming out tomorrow. The European Commission has kept the draft under wraps, but they seem awfully excited about it. Thread 1/X
I’m a little worried though. Starting with the imagery. We’ve gone From Fortress Europe to Heavily Guarded House. Commissioner Schinas said the proposal is like a 3-story house. euobserver.com/migration/1494… 2/X
On the 1st floor deals with countries like Turkey & Libya block the stairs. If you manage to get to the 2nd floor, Frontex is there to march you back outside. If you make it to the 3rd floor you’ll probably be locked in a closet until Mandatory Solidarity comes to say hi. 3/X
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Oct 30, 2019
It sounds like the Italian government will tweak but not scrap or even fundamentally change its 2017 agreement with Libya's Government of National Accord on migration. Here's a thread (not sure yet how long) on why this matters internazionale.it/bloc-notes/ann…
The Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding was signed on February 2, 2017. It will renew automatically on February 2, 2020 for another three years unless either country notifies of changes by November 2, 2019 - this coming Saturday.
It's a terribly written accord that has served as the framework for technical, financial and training support Italy gives Libya's GNA, in particular support that enables the Libyan Coast Guard to intercept migrants at sea and return them to abusive, arbitrary detention in Libya.
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Oct 24, 2019
I struggle to understand how 290 MEPs could vote against saving lives at sea. The EP rejected today a statement in favor of European compassion, fairness and responsibility. Image
Meanwhile, 104 people rescued by @SOSMedIntl and @MSF_Sea #OceanViking on Oct 18 are still waiting for a safe port where they can disembark Image
@SOSMedIntl @MSF_Sea And it seems Malta asked the Libyan Coast Guard to act in the Maltese search-and-rescue area on Oct 18, intercepting a boat and taking everyone back to nightmarish detention in Libya maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/…
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Sep 23, 2019
Il massimo che possiamo dire del vertice di oggi a Malta sullo sbarco e il trasferimento delle persone salvate nel Mediterraneo? Sembra un passo nella giusta direzione. Image
@annalisacamilli @gadlernertweet @alessandrazinit @scandura @emavalenti @emmevilla Un accordo per garantire uno sbarco tempestivo di persone salvate in mare in un luogo sicuro è una buona cosa. Ma non conosciamo abbastanza dettagli per valutare se quello che si prevede sia un sistema equo e rispettoso dei diritti delle persone.
@annalisacamilli @gadlernertweet @alessandrazinit @scandura @emavalenti @emmevilla Un sistema equo dovrebbe includere:
-Registrazione efficiente seguita da un rapido ricollocamento.
-Nessuna detenzione automatica, nessuna detenzione per i bambini, e per gli adulti solo se strettamente necessario, per il tempo più breve necessario e in condizioni decenti.
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