
Olivia Sundberg Diez
@oliviasundberg1
EU Advocate on Migration and Asylum at @AmnestyEU. Mostly on bluesky: bsky.app/profile/olivia…
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29-08-2012 14:14:01
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EU must safeguard the right to asylum & reject 'return hubs' "Every time this has been attempted, it's had a truly catastrophic human cost," Olivia Sundberg Diez tells EUobserver "From our perspective, they are not humane [..] sustainable or even feasible." euobserver.com/migration/ar9f…



Amnesty International has carried out an extensive investigation which concludes that #Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied #Gaza Strip. Read full report: amnesty.org/en/latest/news #EndGazaGenocide


🇪🇺 "The right to asylum is not a 'value' but a principle of international law," says Olivia Sundberg Diez, migration expert from Amnesty EU, on #RadioSchuman. 🎧 Listen to Europe's morning call with Sasha Vakulina👇 euronews.com/my-europe/2024…

🎧Listen to Olivia Sundberg Diez discussing the latest developments in EU migration policy. #Asylum is a right, not a value, and should not be sacrificed to political interests 👇


Time and time again, NGOs have condemned the dreadful state of the EU-funded Samos refugee centre in Greece. To this day, nothing has changed. So Amnesty International & 4 other NGOs have written to the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Magnus Brunner to take action amnesty.org/en/documents/e…


BREAKING: EU Return proposals a 'new low' for Europe’s treatment of migrants European Commission "caved to the unworkable, expensive and inhumane demands of a few shrill anti-human rights and anti-migration governments," says Eve Geddie Press release 👇 amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

🔴 La UE ha presentado una nueva ley para impulsar la devolución de los migrantes que no tienen derecho a permanecer en suelo comunitario ▪️Con esta propuesta los inmigrantes pueden ser enviados a un tercer país con el que un Gobierno haya firmado un acuerdo 🎙️David Vidueiro Jiménez

What did EU media make of the European Commission's Magnus Brunner return proposals? From what I see, reports are pretty negative – with media outlets across the board pointing out that the Commission's return hubs & widespread detention are politics over policy🧵

The European Commission proposed third-country "return hubs" to speed up deportations last week, but rights groups condemn them as unworkable and illegal. Amnesty EU’s Olivia Sundberg Diez says the plan includes unfair, excessive measures against those facing deportation. Read more on why



The reality of off-shoring detention in today's POLITICOEurope: "It was torture what the government did to us. They said it was deterrence, but it never worked. It didn't stop people seeking protection because they have no choice. I hope no EU country ever adopts this policy"

NEW: European Commission ‘safe third country’ proposals cynical attempt to downgrade rights & offload responsibilities "The EU should invest in its own asylum systems & let people seeking asylum start rebuilding their lives," says Olivia Sundberg Diez Read👇amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

What are European Commission's 'safe country' proposals? Amnesty International's @oliviaSundberg1 tells euronews that proposals to send people to countries they have no connection to are not only chaotic & arbitrary, but “fundamentally devastating on a human level." euronews.com/my-europe/2025…



We’re set to publish the #AIDA Country Report on Egypt for the first time - most likely tomorrow. It comes at a very critical time for asylum in Egypt. If you want to know why we've asked Refugees Platform in Egypt - منصة اللاجئين في مصر, head to our other platforms:
