US EditionEU accused of funding units that dump migrants in North African desert
- Migrants are being arrested and deported to desert areas in Morocco, Tunisia, and Mauritania in violation of human rights, with the European Union's support.
- The European Union is heavily involved in these operations by providing resources such as money, vehicles, equipment, and personnel for the desert deportations.
- Some migrants are taken to border areas and sold to human traffickers and gangs for ransom, as reported by investigations.
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EU accused of providing finance to units dumping migrants in middle of North African desert - 'Death sentence'
The EU supports and finances operations in North Africa to dump migrants in the middle of the desert, an investigation has claimed.Morocco, Tunisia, and Mauritania have been accused of using EU funds to round up migrants and discard them in the Sahara, where they face kidnap, torture, sexual violence and death.The migrants are often left without water, money, phones, or even shoes, in the world’s hottest desert. The practice is carried out in or…
EU funding tied to efforts to drop migrants in African desert: Report
Sub-Saharan and other African migrants traveling to Europe face dire consequences when they leave the North African coast. Many who try to make it to the European Union (EU) are being picked up before they make land and dropped off in the desert. According to a new report, EU nations are funding these roundups of migrants. The most common route for African migrants trying to make it to Europe is through Italy, with many arriving on the island of…
Europe is suspected in a wide investigation of "supporting" and "financing" "clandestine operations" aimed at "abandoning" tens of thousands of migrants in the African desert each year. The European Commission has promised to "continue to work" on these ...
Tens of thousands of black migrants are reportedly taken to the desert and left there to prevent them from coming to the EU.
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