Tag: Rosa Freedman

The EU’s plan to sink people smugglers’ ships doubles down on a failed agenda

The EU’s plan to sink people smugglers’ ships doubles down on a failed agenda

There has been a great deal of controversy of late regarding the EU’s action – or lack thereof – on the issue of migrants boats coming from northern Africa through the Mediterranean. Rosa Freedman argues that their latest proposal  to enable military action against the boats is unjustifiable and won’t solve a problem with far […]

Western states are still too scared to mount a serious defence of the rights of migrants

Western states are still too scared to mount a serious defence of the rights of migrants

December 18 2014 was International Migrants Day, marking 24 years since the UN General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. It should make us pause and think about the many migrants, particularly irregular ones, who live among us, argues Rosa Freedman. Similar […]