Tag: Rosa Freedman
The EU’s plan to sink people smugglers’ ships doubles down on a failed agenda
There has been a great deal of controversy of late regarding the EU’s action – or lack thereof – on the issue of migrants boats coming from northern Africa through the Mediterranean. Rosa Freedman argues that their latest proposal to enable military action against the boats is unjustifiable and won’t solve a problem with far […]
Western states are still too scared to mount a serious defence of the rights of migrants
December 18 2014 was International Migrants Day, marking 24 years since the UN General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. It should make us pause and think about the many migrants, particularly irregular ones, who live among us, argues Rosa Freedman. Similar […]