Cluster

Rightlessness & violence at Europe’s borders

For a decade ECCHR’s border justice team has pursued legal action against pushbacks at land and sea borders in front of national, European and international courts, as well as other legal mechanisms. Each case we work on is exemplary. Together they map out and challenge key moments in the growing pattern of pushbacks across Europe.

 

 

The Spanish-Moroccan border, which would serve as a laboratory for pushbacks across Europe, was the team’s primary focus. After EU states announced the closure of the Balkan route in 2016, pushbacks surged across the region. Due to the dramatically deteriorating situation, the team began to focus almost exclusively on these borders.

Cases (19)

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