As part of today's #SafePassageNow twitter storm starting now, we will be highlighting some of the many cases like Niknam's.
Read his story and the many others 🔽
bit.ly/Deadly-Crossin…
Read his story and the many others 🔽
bit.ly/Deadly-Crossin…
The importance of counting and accounting for deaths at the border was recognised by Leanne Weber and Sharon Pickering, who in their 2011 book 'Globalisation and
borders: death at the global frontier' insisted on the importance of first, finding out as much as possible... 1/3
borders: death at the global frontier' insisted on the importance of first, finding out as much as possible... 1/3
about the lives of those who died seeking safety, security, family or a better life, to re-humanise the people behind the statistics; and second, showing that the deaths are not ‘natural’ or ‘tragic accidents’ but man-made... 2/3
created by policies which do not merely close borders but also erect ever more obstacles to safe
travel for the most vulnerable. The work of Maël Galisson of @legisti is in this tradition. 3/3
travel for the most vulnerable. The work of Maël Galisson of @legisti is in this tradition. 3/3
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