SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF PUSHBACKS AND INTERNAL VIOLENCE DOCUMENTED BY BVMN DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
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 and other allied organisations.
BVMN is a network of watchdog organisations active in the Balkans and Greece including Rigardu, Are You Syrious, Mobile Info Team, InfoKolpa, Collective Aid, Blindspots, Pushback Alarmphone Austria, I Have Rights, PIC, Center for Legal Aid – Voice in Bulgaria and Mission Wings. Combining insights from these different members and other partners, this month’s report covers, among other things:
– Special Military Operation in Northern Serbia and overcrowding of reception centres
– Violent pushback practices at the BiH/Croatian border
– Criminalisation of people on the move at the Greece-Turkey border
– Detention and overcrowding in Samos CCAC and inhumane conditions in the Lesvos CCAC
– Joint Civil Society Statement on Article 5 of the EU Screening Regulation
– Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Albania
