This report is the 5th study of the RMMS mixed migration series explaining people on the move and is the result of joint research by the RMMS and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) - Libya.
Another
week, another boat arrives in Lampedusa. But what are the origins of
these vessels and who is on board ? This study contributes to a growing
body of evidence highlighting the importance of the westward route of
mixed migration from the Horn of Africa to Libya and Europe. It also
charts the dynamic and changing nature of smuggler/migrant routes being
used in the Horn of Africa and Yemen region and leaving it with especial
focus on Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalis on the move.
This
report adds strong qualitative information on the modalities of
movement, the political economy of the smuggling / trafficking
activities between the Horn of Africa and Europe and the severe human
rights deficits facing those on the move. It also collates known
academic, government level and research-based data while adding new
information established in the course of this multi-country study – as
such it is, as of June 2014, the most up-to-date collation of known
information concerning mixed migration along these routes.
The full report can be downloaded from the website:
http://www.regionalmms.org/fileadmin/content/rmms_publications/Going_West_migration_trends_Libya___Europe_RMMS.pdf
