borderline-europe
borderline-europe - human rights without borders e. V. is a non-governmental organization which, through independent investigations and public relations work, advocates the protection of human rights , especially at the EU's external borders. It is based in Berlin and has two branches in Sicily and Lesvos. The organization was founded in 2007 by Judith Gleitze, Harald Glöde, Stefan Schmidt and Elias Bierdel . In 2012 borderline-europe was awarded the Aachen Peace Prize.
tasks
The organization mainly focuses on research at the external borders of the European Union and on reporting on the situation on the ground. The main concern of the organization is to strengthen a critical public for the consequences of the European policy of isolation. With her work she also opposes the general criminalization of people who help refugees and migrants in their need and save lives.
The Union
- * sits inside by military means by for legal escape routes and against a defense of migrants Frontex a
- creates research in the border regions, so-called "border monitoring"
- writes documentation / publications on the topic
- supports initiatives for humanitarian aid at the borders
- arranges contacts for the press and organizers
- works on networking the European NGOs in the field of refugees and migration
- organizes national and transnational projects, series of events and conferences
Projects
Berlin office
Various projects are being worked on in Berlin. These are u. a. Events against right-wing populism, participation in refugee campaigns, research projects, cooperation with aid projects such as Alarm-Phone-Initiative , Sea-Watch and Jugend Rettet .
Branch in Sicily
In Palermo there is monitoring and observation of the situation of the arriving refugees in the camps and when accessing the asylum procedure.
Branch office on Lesbos
A first point of contact for refugees was set up in cooperation with the local organization “Lesvos Solidarity”. Language courses, legal advice, educational offers for children and adults, psychosocial support and leisure events are to be organized here - for both refugees and the local population.
Awards
In 2012 the association received the Aachen Peace Prize .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerrit Wustmann: The dead that nobody wants to see Telepolis, July 29, 2007
- ↑ Europe's border is often fatal
- ↑ Winner of the Aachen Peace Prize 2012 ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
