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.
5,054 people have died at the Euro-African Western Border in the first 5 months of 2024, an average of 33 people per day. Today, Wednesday 12 June 2024, the collective Ca-Minando Fronteras presents the appalling figures drawn from the monitoring of border victims from 1 January to 31 May this year. We have registered 5,054
5,054 people have died at the Euro-African Western Border in the first 5 months of 2024, an average of 33 people per day. Today, Wednesday 12 June 2024, the collective Ca-Minando Fronteras presents the appalling figures drawn from the monitoring of border victims from 1 January to 31 May this year. We have registered 5,054
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.
