participation in The Arab-European summit in Egypt is high-level: most countries are represented by their heads of state and government. Especially when it comes to Migration, there is much to talk about.
Nour Khalil sees a lot of human misery: The young lawyer is involved in an Egyptian non-governmental organization that helps migrants. By the joint summit of the European Union and the Arab League meeting, he hopes, “that you are pumping and make decisions a lot of money to improve the conditions there, where refugees, and to guarantee their legal protection.”
It is pressure on the Egyptian government and the governments of other Arab States, should be exercised so that the rights of refugees are secured, and the people would have a better life, asks Khalil.
In Egypt and Libya no longer is the end of
in 2016, Egypt is considered a transit country – certainly to the delight of the Europeans. At that time, the government made all the borders for migrants sealing. Those who make it into the country, for the there is end of the line.
About a quarter of a million refugees are currently registered in Egypt to the refugee work of the United Nations (UNHCR). Most of them are Syrians. Because Egypt is an economically weak and poor country, many refugees bad there.
last summit, preparations in Sharm El-Sheikh. Approximately 50 kings, presidents, emirs and government representatives come together for the first EU summit with the Arab League.
But also in the neighboring country of Libya, the no-life for migrants is simply a hell. And so Charlie Yaxley from the UNHCR categorically States: “Under the current circumstances in Libya, where violence and massive human prevalence of rights violations, should be brought not on the lake, rescued refugees and migrants there.”
But that’s exactly what always happens to watch often, by the Libyan coast, also funded by money from Europe. And still the migrants in Libya are detained in internment camps.
Up to 600 people in a room
All Attempts by aid agencies to improve, in cooperation with the Libyan government, the living conditions for migrants in the country, showed hardly any success.
“200,000 people are interned under the worst conditions. In these Camps for up to 600 people share, sometimes a room where there is again enough space, so that all can lie down,” said Sanj Srikanthan, of the British non-governmental organisation IRC-UK. All of this will be financed from European donors – and this is exactly the Problem: “This is not the kind of help that we want to see.”
Migration – challenge for all participants
Since last year, the death rate is rising on the Mediterranean sea route, among other things, because private rescue vessels are specifically hinder your work.
Migration for the European and Arab participants in the summit is equally a challenge. In the past year, every third refugee who made it to Europe came about, from an Arab country.
“If refugees are to be left at home, we must not support dictators and human rights violations in these countries”, said the Egyptian activist Khalil, therefore, to the Europeans.
Because, if Europe is to the people in their countries, destroy the dictatorial Regime support, “the – then Europe gets to the escape of these people from their countries complicit.”
appeal to the EU: refugee helpers, safe ports, 01.02.2019 flight over the Mediterranean sea: risk of death significantly increased demand, 06.07.2018 Atlas |Egypt |Sharm-El-Sheikh
