{"id":7354,"date":"2017-02-27T21:33:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T21:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.munkhafadat.com\/en\/?p=7354"},"modified":"2017-02-27T21:33:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T21:33:39","slug":"dying-to-reach-europe-eritreans-in-search-of-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munkhafadat.com\/en\/articles\/dying-to-reach-europe-eritreans-in-search-of-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Dying to Reach Europe: Eritreans in Search of Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EU prevention policy puts Eritreans at risk of imprisonment, torture and death<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite mounting evidence of inhumane treatment faced by Eritreans, both within and outside Eritrea, the EU is doing all it can to prevent them from reaching its shores, says a new report published today by M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res\/Doctors Without Borders (MSF).<\/p>\n

The report is based on hundreds of conversations and 106 in-depth testimonies from Eritreans who have fled their country. In MSF\u2019s medical projects in Libya, Ethiopia and on its rescue boats in the Mediterranean, Eritreans arrive almost every day with wounds, heavy scarring and other medical conditions, including severe psychological illnesses, that are consistent with their testimonies.<\/p>\n

Every Eritrean interviewed by MSF teams on its search and rescue vessels in the Mediterranean Sea reports being either a direct victim or a witness to severe levels of violence, as well as being held in captivity of some kind. More than half report having witnessed the deaths of fellow refugees, asylum seekers or migrants, most often as the result of violence.<\/p>\n

Every Eritrean woman interviewed has either directly experienced or knows someone who has experienced sexual violence, including rape, often inflicted by multiple perpetrators.<\/p>\n

It is illegal for Eritreans to leave the country without an exit visa, which are notoriously difficult to obtain. Those who are able to escape face extended periods in refugee camps in neighbouring Sudan and Ethiopia; physical, psychological and sexual violence; arbitrary detention and deportations in Libya; and dangerous sea crossings to Europe \u2013 a crossing which claimed the lives of at least 4,500 people in 2016 alone.<\/p>\n

Rather than developing safe and legal routes for those seeking international protection, the EU is increasingly collaborating with Eritrea, Libya, Sudan and Ethiopia to prevent Eritreans from leaving Eritrea and transiting through these countries to reach Europe.<\/p>\n

The EU\u2019s attempts to stem migration through strengthening national borders and bolstering\u00a0detention facilities outside its borders leave people no choice but to pay smugglers to get them past checkpoints, across borders, through fences, out of prisons and ultimately onto boats on the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n

Vickie Hawkins, MSF UK Executive Director:\u00a0\u201cIt is vital that the UK government provides channels to safety for Eritreans, and indeed all people fleeing conflict and persecution. Efforts to manage migration should not externalise border controls to unsafe countries – wherever they may be.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Given the UK Prime Minister\u2019s commitment to lead a \u2018truly global Britain which reaches beyond Europe\u2019, the UK must lead by example in ensuring vulnerable people who are in need of asylum are able to seek it safely. MSF insists that people seeking protection must not be abandoned or left trapped in unsafe places, with no option but to risk their lives on a perilous journey.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Containment is not the answer; UK policies should never trap or force people into danger. Appallingly, current policies do just that\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EU prevention policy puts Eritreans at risk of imprisonment, torture and death Despite mounting evidence of inhumane treatment faced by Eritreans, both within and outside Eritrea, the EU is doing all it can to prevent them from reaching its shores, says a new report published today by M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res\/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). 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