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SOS Humanity Report Exposes EU Complicity in Mediterranean Migrant Abuses

The NGO calls for an end to EU funding of Libyan and Tunisian coastguards and demands a coordinated European sea rescue program.

Migranten werden von der spanischen Seenotrettung an den Hafen El Hierro gebracht
Das humanitäre Schiff «SOS Humanity 1» liegt im Hafen vor Anker, drei Personen in Rot Kreuz Kleidung stehen im Vordergrund
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Overview

  • SOS Humanity's report, based on 64 eyewitness accounts, details torture, sexual violence, and human trafficking by Libyan and Tunisian coastguards.
  • The NGO accuses the EU of enabling these abuses by outsourcing border enforcement to Libya and Tunisia since 2014.
  • The central Mediterranean remains the world's deadliest migration route, with over 2,333 migrant deaths or disappearances reported in 2024 alone, according to the IOM.
  • EU funding for Libyan and Tunisian coastguards has exceeded €242 million since 2015, while SOS Humanity's rescue efforts received just €42 million in the same period.
  • SOS Humanity urges the EU to end cooperation with third-state coastguards and implement a fully funded, state-led search and rescue program to protect lives.