'Forgive us for inconveniencing you by not letting them drown'
This op-ed by Isabelle Defourny and Michaël Neuman was published in the newspaper Le Monde on November 23rd, 2022.
This op-ed by Isabelle Defourny and Michaël Neuman was published in the newspaper Le Monde on November 23rd, 2022.
With the cold war over, refugees have lost their status as an instrument of western soft power, whereas with the economic crisis and terrorism, hostility towards migrants is increasing. Prevailing representations of migration movements are convincing a growing proportion of the European population that migrants are a threat and refugees a burden. This file contains a collection of publications (articles, opinion columns, blog articles, press releases, CRASH papers) from 1990 to date, focusing on two themes : 1° the dichotomy between hospitality policy and migration policy, 2° camps approached from a number of different angles.
This post tells of the 'Boat for the Vietnam' episode, the MSF Search and Rescue operations to be launched in the Mediterranean and the notable absence of the Australian section of MSF from any debate on refugee policy in that country.