The documentary “Freedom, Security & Justice – Migration Management at the External Borders of the EU” illustrates the technological build-up within a new migration regime at the eastern external borders of the European Union.
The film was shot on a field trip of the collective “Borderlans of Europe” in september 2008. English subtitle.
“The European Commission had already allocated EUR 30 million under its ENPI 2007 National Programme for Ukraine improving infrastructure and procedures related to the accommodation and treatment of irregular migrants (“Readmission-related assistance”). Under this project, it is planned to create five additional Migrant Custody Centres in Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already pre-selected some sites which need now to be evaluated for their suitability for being refurbished into custody centres.” (Dirk Schuebel 2008, ICMPD GDISC ERIT Newsletter No. 1)
In the moment, it is planned to built up one of these additional detention centres in Dercen. Members of the BMP visited the village in March 2010.
Press Statement by the Ukrainian Refugee Council:
On the basis of visits, interviews with former detainees and a small-scale survey we have compiled a report on the conditions in the Chop detention centre in western Ukraine, Zakarpattya. The report reveals severe problems in the way the centre is run and the conditions detainees are facing.
Update: The detention centre was renovated in the end of 2009. The report draw on the situation before. We are working on actualisation.
Letter from the Odessa Association of African Refugees (OAAR) in Ukrainian to the Regional UNHCR office Kiev and representatives of humanitarian organizations, ambassadors and representatives of international and national mass Medias. For all people, who respect the principles of human right and Democracy.
Dörthe Hagenguth, a photojournalist contacted the BMP in 2009 to come into contact with refugees in Transcarpatia.
Here you can see her really impressive Audioslide-Show (English):
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