19 C
New York
Friday, December 1, 2023
Home CELEBS Hot News Africa: Europe's Immigration Barriers Branded 'A Gift to Traffickers'

Africa: Europe’s Immigration Barriers Branded ‘A Gift to Traffickers’

London — European countries are helping human traffickers by closing their doors to migrants, who risk swapping hardship at home for a new life of slavery on the road, humanitarian experts said on Thursday.

They said the stark choice – endure war, famine or persecution at home or opt for a new start in a safer country – is increasingly denied to migrants fleeing peril in Africa and the Middle East as anti-immigrant sentiment rises across Europe.

“Restrictive immigration policies are creating a new world order where barriers to basic services turn migration into a real humanitarian crisis,” said Francesco Rocca, president of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

“These barriers are a gift to the traffickers,” he said at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual Trust Conference.

Europe’s migration crisis peaked in 2015 with an influx of well over 1 million people. While annual arrivals have since tumbled, European Union members have feuded over how to share the burden and support for anti-immigrant parties has surged.

The migration feud has divided southern and eastern European Union states – as well as rich destinations such as Germany.

As governments respond to nationalist sentiment among voters, xenophobic rhetoric has risen and once-safe havens for migrants have closed, allowing human traffickers to jump in and lock migrants into profitable cycles of exploitation and abuse.

“We are putting people on the move between two unacceptable decisions,” Rocca said.

“Stay at a place where famine, violence, food and security, the consequences of climate change, will put their lives at risk – or escape from their countries risking to be trafficked, to be sold as slaves or to die during the journey.” Read more

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

- Advertisment -

Most Popular

Interview With Soccer Recognition Tournament Founder: Tarley Jellow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1HPXpbuZ9k&t=2s Tarley Jellow discusses the details...

Amplifying the New Narrative of Africa

We had Anibal Abayneh as our special guest on the MyAreaVibe Spotlight Show. Anibal is the CEO of the Cafe Lalibela Ethiopian...

Fight Through the Obstacles to Get to Where You Want to Be

On October 16th, 2020, we had the pleasure of having Manix Emmason as our special guest on the MyAreaVibe Spotlight Show. On...

Why Self-Love is the Secret Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life

On October 9, 2020, we had the pleasure of having Solu as our special guest on the MyAreaVibe Spotlight Show. On the...

Recent Comments