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How the Rule 39 Initiative saved the lives of migrants held on the edges of conflict in Ukraine

August 25, 2022 - Open Migration
Despite the ongoing conflict, migrants have been detained in Ukrainian detention centres at the frontline, as bombs kept falling close to the buildings. Thanks to the Rule 39 Initiative, CILD managed to protect their lives by involving the European Court of Human Rights and obtaining their relocation. The action ensured that eventually some of them were also able to flee the country.

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CILD’s new report “Buchi Neri (Black Holes)” reveals the violations of human rights in Italian CPRs

October 27, 2021 - Oiza Q. Obasuyi
A lack of transparency, medical assistance and human rights: these are just some of the issues that have come to light in “Black Holes: detention without charge in Repatriation Centres for Migrants - Centri di Permanenza per i Rimpatri (CPRs)”, the first Report on Italian CPRs produced by CILD (Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights - Coalizione Italiana Libertà e Diritti Civili). An article by Oiza Q. Obasuyi, junior researcher and program assistant at CILD.

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The border crossing deaths in Ventimiglia

July 24, 2017 - Andrea Quadroni & Michele Luppi
Only a few months have passed since the closure of the French border at Ventimiglia, but the decision has already caused 12 fatal accidents. Drowned, run over, fallen, and electrocuted, migrants keep dying in their attempts to cross the border or get lost and hurt themselves in dangerous places. This is the first of three reportages by Michele Luppi and Andrea Quadroni about border deaths and includes an interactive map of the places where they have been killed.

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The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 12/2017

March 28, 2017 - Open Migration
Last Saturday marked the sixtieth anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, but the proliferation of borders and walls in today’s Europe gives little cause for celebrating. Here are ten reads to analyse the consequences of failed policies on immigration and international protection, in Europe and beyond.

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