EU Funds North African Migrant Abuses, Investigation Reveals

A comprehensive report uncovers how European support finances harsh anti-migrant operations in Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauritania, raising serious human rights concerns.

• European funds are used to train and equip North African forces involved in migrant desert dumps.
• The EU has provided over 400 million euros to North African countries for migration management since 2015.
• Investigations show European officials were aware of abuses, with some even present during operations.
• Migrants face severe conditions, including abandonment in the desert, extortion, and violence.
• The EU's hardline migration policies have not curbed far-right political gains in Europe.

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