Since 2023, Tunisia has adopted a particularly hardline approach to migration, and observers have documented a surge in violence against African migrants including raids, arbitrary arrests, detentions, and mass deportations to the borders with Algeria and Libya. These practices have coincided with growing European support for the country’s border control and migration “management.” In a joint submission with FTDES, the GDP highlights concerns to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. […]
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