SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF PUSHBACKS AND INTERNAL VIOLENCE DOCUMENTED BY BVMN DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH
In March, the Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) shared 13 testimonies of pushbacks impacting 148 people on the move (POM) across the Balkans and Greece. This report brings together first-hand testimonies from a range of countries in the region to look at the way European Union states and other actors are affecting systemic violence towards people crossing borders. It also includes general updates and insights from advocacy actions taken by members of the network.
BVMN is a network of watchdog organisations active in the Balkans and Greece including No Name Kitchen, Rigardu, Are You Syrious, Mobile Info Team, InfoKolpa, Collective Aid, Blindspots, Pushback Alarmphone Austria, I Have Rights and PIC. Combining insights from these different members, this month’s report covers, among other things:
– Mass deportations from Croatia to BiH
– Updates from Lipa camp
– Blanket de facto detention of new arrivals on Samos
– Denial of the right to food in the Samos CCAC
– Theft during pushbacks
– Analysis of detention testimonies
– Migration in the context of the upcoming elections in Turkey
– UN CED General Comment
– LIBE Votes on the New Pact on Migration
