Mapping the Deadly Effects Of Border Control In Niger
Channel: medico international
Date: 2023-06-19

Recording from the Online-Event (15.06.2023)

Presentation of the new Border Forensics Report "Mission Accomplished? The Deadly Effects Of Border Control In Niger."

With support from medico international and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Border Forensics investigated the relationship between border control and spatial shifts in migration routes, as well as the increased risk of crossing the Sahara Desert in Niger.

The report places a particular focus on the 2015-36 "Illegal Trafficking of Migrants" law, which was passed in Niger in 2015 and subsequently implemented with significant support from European states, institutions, and agencies. BF developed new innovative analytical methods to measure the impact of increased border controls. The Border Forensics team will present the process and findings of the report, as well as the methods used to provide new evidence on how new forms of border control have increased the risk of loss of life.

With brief inputs from Charles Heller, Rhoumour Ahmet Tchilouta, Rossana Padeletti, Jack Isles, Sam Chambers, and Stanislas Michel.
Moderation: Kerem Schamberger