Our Understanding of Advocacy
For us, to advocate is to bear witness. To transform proximity into accountability. To insist that what we see should not be left unseen, and that seeing obligates us to speak. Doing advocacy this way brings friction and pressure but comfort is not the measure of integrity and it is not the measure of correct decisions. The measure is whether we are willing to name what we say we are here to do and change the situation we see. Clearly, publicly, and without retreat.
Our Thematic Focus Areas
Deaths & Disappearances: People are dying at Europe’s borders. We are working to document these losses, insist on accountability, and work to prevent the conditions that make so many deaths inevitable.
Detention: Detention has become the default response to people seeking safety. We expose these systems and advocate for alternatives grounded in dignity and rights.
Forced Returns: When choice is removed, “voluntary” becomes coercion. We document these pressures and push for real pathways to protection.
These issues are not separate. They are the three ends of a system defined by containment, exclusion and the disposability of human lives.
Our Methodology
Proximity
We base our analysis on lived realities we witness on the ground.
Evidence
We combine testimony, investigation, and research to produce our reports.
Accountability
We publish publicly, advocate directly, and engage with institutions to drive systemic change.
