In the first quarter of 2023, irregular crossings into Europe dropped by 30%, with around 33,600 fewer arrivals than last year. This decline is attributed to the EU's deterrent policies, which rights groups argue lead to increased human rights violations. Notably, routes through the Balkans saw a 64% decrease, while UK crossings declined by 4%. Human Rights Watch's Judith Sunderland highlighted that this decrease, while seemingly positive, comes at great human costs, including increased risks of drowning and violence against migrants, questioning the ethics of such policies.
Irregular crossings at Europe's borders have fallen by 30% in the first quarter of the year compared with the same period last year.
The decline was seen across all the major migratory routes into Europe, amounting to nearly 33,600 fewer arrivals in the first three months of the year.
It's not only about the statistics. Let's not forget that this is coming at a cost of people drowning in the Mediterranean.
The bottom line is that, insofar as the drop in arrivals is due to the EU's deterrence measures, those measures are accompanied very clearly by human rights abuse.
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