{"id":117428,"date":"2022-02-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asgi.it\/anti-discrimination\/immediate-withdrawal-of-the-italy-libya-memorandum-the-appeal-of-the-civil-society\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T14:13:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T13:13:03","slug":"immediate-withdrawal-of-the-italy-libya-memorandum-the-appeal-of-the-civil-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asgi.it\/en\/news\/immediate-withdrawal-of-the-italy-libya-memorandum-the-appeal-of-the-civil-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Immediate withdrawal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum: the appeal of the civil society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On February 2, 2022, the day of the fifth anniversary of the Memorandum, ASGI together with several dozens of Italian, Libyan, African and European organisations publish a document analysing and denouncing the effects of the Memorandum and launches an appeal to italian government and international organisations: the only way to protect migrants in Libya is the immediate revocation of the Memorandum.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Immediate withdrawal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum<\/strong>. Civil society appeal\u00a0 to the Italian government, UNHCR and IOM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The implementation of the Memorandum through substantial funding provided by Italy to the Libyan authorities resulted in the blocking of departures from the country. This has proven to be a favouring factor in the development of exploitation patterns, enslavement and violence, defined as crimes against humanity by the United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the measures envisaged to enable the legal exit of migrants from the country – evacuations, humanitarian corridors and resettlement – have proved grossly inadequate to ensure widespread access to rights and protection. Where the  limited means available and lack of procedural safeguards shows the highly  concessionary nature of these systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often, joining ‘voluntary’ repatriation programmes is the only way to escape violence and abuse, even when returning to the country of origin exposes people to the same persecution they escaped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the light of the experience of the last five years and of the wave of violence and repression witnessed in recent months, the signatory organisations, through this appeal call on<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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