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15 Nov, 6 tweets, 2 min read
How many lives are going to be lost for some ridiculous concept of "borders". How many men, women and children will be left to freeze so the EU can say it is "touch on migration"? It's all so utterly fucking pointless and all those supporting it need to rethink their life choices
In Greece they are putting human rights defenders on trial for saving refugee lives, while doing their utmost to cause harm to refugees through pushbacks. In Poland they are leaving children to freeze. In France they have criminalised providing food and water to asylum seekers.
In Italy they prosecuted people for rescuing refugees at sea. On and on it goes, with not just the knowledge of the EU, but its support. Von Der Lyen has praised Greece for being a "shield" despite it violating international law and putting lives at risk.
bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…
The EU has funded camps in Libya where refugees are sold into slavery, tortured and murdered. Everywhere we look human rights are under threat and those defending them are the ones treated as criminals. How many lives are going to be lost, for what?
independent.co.uk/news/world/afr…
Just look at the UK right now. A Home Secretary who views the worst violations of human rights as something to emulate. Border Force having to take the moral lead against politicians who want to enact policies which are proven to kill people.
It's global though. It's no one country, or even one bloc of countries. Human rights are under attack. The people who believe in them are being treated as criminals by the very people who think nothing of violating international law on a daily basis. So I ask again, for what?

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Ding ding ding, "First safe country" brought up in Nationality and Borders Bill Committee, everyone drink. Doesn't exist in international law, never has existed in international law.
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