Our networking with migrant people has permitted us to protect the most precious right there is: the right to life. We operate our telephone hotline 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for anyone who finds their lives in danger at sea. Our work has helped save the lives of more than 197,000 people on sea routes at the western Euro-African border.
1,317 people have died trying to reach the Spanish coast in the first five months of the year. Today, 10 June 2026, the Caminando Fronteras Collective has presented the figures on tragedies for the first five months of the year within the framework of the Human Rights Observatory. From 1 January to 31 May 2026,
1,317 people have died trying to reach the Spanish coast in the first five months of the year. Today, 10 June 2026, the Caminando Fronteras Collective has presented the figures on tragedies for the first five months of the year within the framework of the Human Rights Observatory. From 1 January to 31 May 2026,
Borders are much more than mere dividing lines between nations: they are large areas that are shaped by political exceptionality and vulgar economic interests. In these places, the accounts of migrant people and communities speak of a war with thousands of victims on only one side.
Spanning tens of thousands of kilometres, the western Euro-African border is particularly complex. Our long-standing experience with migrant communities has allowed us to identify the different routes they take.
