On 22 January, the Caminando Fronteras team was in Ibiza to present the report Right to Life Monitoring 2025 to media outlets, social organizations, and allied individuals, in an event organized together with Fons Pitius de Cooperació.
During the presentation, it was emphasized that the Algerian route has become the most frequently used migration crossing toward the Spanish State, surpassing the Atlantic route to the Canary Islands. Along this route, 1,037 victims have been documented, compared to 517 in 2024, in the context of 121 maritime tragedies. The journey from Algeria to the Balearic Islands — particularly to Ibiza and Formentera — is reaffirmed as one of the most dangerous due to the length and complexity of the crossing.
It is also one of the most opaque and institutionally invisibilized routes, which increases the lack of protection of the right to life, delays the activation of search and rescue systems, and highlights insufficient cooperation between countries.
The day included a press conference to share the main findings of the report and to analyze the impact of arrivals, the increase in tragedies, and the number of victims. In the afternoon, the report was presented in a meeting with civil society and allied organizations, creating a space for collective reflection in defense of the right to life and human rights.
The mission also included a visit to Mallorca, where networking with organizations and institutions was strengthened. Several coordination meetings were held to share information on the current situation regarding arrivals to the Balearic Islands, the obstacles faced by families of missing or deceased persons, and the challenges in ensuring safe, rights-based search processes. Mechanisms to improve institutional coordination and emergency response at the border were also discussed.
Caminando Fronteras continues to work to defend the life, dignity, and human rights of all people on the move.