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.
Immediate withdrawal of the Italy-Libya Memorandum. Civil society appeal to the Italian government, UNHCR and IOM
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.
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.
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.
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
- the Italian government to immediately revoke the Memorandum of Understanding, as the only viable option in the face of the structural impossibility of bringing about significant improvements in the living conditions of migrants and refugees in Libya and of guaranteeing them adequate access to protection, as demonstrated by the evolution of the situation in Libya.
- UNHCR and IOM, in accordance with their mandate to protect foreign nationals present in Libya, to express their adherence to the request for the revocation of the MoU, so as to avoid any risk of connection between the serious human rights violations stemming from the Memorandum and their own initiatives.
The document that analyzes and denounces the impact of the Memorandum on human rights is available in four languages:
Associations and Organizations
- Associazione per gli Studi Giuridici sull’Immigrazione
- Un Ponte Per (UPP)
- ActionAid Italia
- Intersos
- European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
- Emergency Ong Onlus
- Associazione Nazionale Giuristi Democratici
- Fondazione Migrantes
- Centre for Peace Studies
- The Libyan center for freedom of the press
- World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)
- Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
- Watch The Med – Alarm Phone
- Alarm Phone Sahara
- Avocats sans Frontières Tunisie
- Forum Tunisien pour les Droits Economiques et Sociaux
- Migreurop
- StateWatch
- Libyan Crimes Watch
- المنظمة المستقلة لحقوق الإنسان
- Adal For All – عدالة للجميع
- منطمة الأمان لمناهضة التمييز العنصري
- مركز مدافع لحقوق الإنسان – Defender Center for Human Rights
- شبكة اصوات للاعلام
- المنظمة الليبية للاعلام المستقل
- مؤسسة بلادي لحقوق الإنسان
- J wc
- A Buon Diritto Onlus APS
- Border Violence Monitoring Network
- Mediterranea Saving Humans
- Progetto Melting Pot Europa
- Medici del Mondo Italia
- UIL – Unione Italiana del Lavoro
- Trama di Terre APS Onlus
- CNCA
- Are You Syrious
- Mosaico azioni per i rifugiati
- RESQ – PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE
- Campagna LasciateCIEntrare
- Legal Team Italia
- Josoor
- NoName Kitchen
- Baobab Experience
- Mani Rosse Antirazziste
- Le Veglie contro le Morti in Mare
- Associazione Naga – Organizzazione di volontariato per l’Assistenza Socio – Sanitaria e per i Diritti di Cittadini Stranieri, Rom e Sinti
- Carovane Migranti
- Red Solidaria de Acogida Madrid
- Solidaunia-La Daunia Per Il Mondo Odv
- Cestim centro studi immigrazione
- Associazione Don Vincenzo Matrangolo
- Dipende da Noi
- Comitato Antirazzista “5 Luglio” Fermo
- Casa del Popolo FERMO
- Origens ETS
- Mesagne Bene Comune
- Gruppo Educhiamoci alla Pace ODV BARI
- AMIS ONLUS – Associazione Mediatori Interculturali Salento
- Comitato per la Pace – Bari
- APS Giraffa onlus
- Centro studi Alfredo Reichlin
- GRUPPO LAVORO RIFUGIATI ONLUS
- Squola senza confini – Penny Wirton Bari – OdV
- Convochiamoci per Bari
- Libera (Puglia)
- Gris Marche
- Senza confini odv
- Associazione Rumori Sinistri ODV
- Associazione No Border APS
- Associazione Arci Todo Cambia APS
- Associazione Periplo ODV
- Cidas Cooperativa sociale
- Acli Milano Monza e Brianza aps
- Associazione Deposito Dei Segni Onlus
- ANPI Chioggia
- Asinichevolano Aps
- Mare Memória Viva
- Auser Montesilvano APS
- Associazione di volontariato Ohana
- Associazione “Leggere per…”
- Comitato Fermiamo la guerra Firenze
- Casa Simonetta
- Donne in Nero, Napoli
- Refugees Welcome Genova
- Rete Antirazzista Catanese
- Arci servizio civile Vicenza
- Biblioteca delle Donne Bruzie
- Oltre il Ponte APS ETS
- Associazione Culturale Ricreativa A. Gramsci (ACRAG)
- FONDAZIONE CAV. GUIDO GINI ONLUS
- Organizzazione di Volontariato Casa di Amadou
- ASSOCIAZIONE ESODO
- Lungo la Rotta Balcanica – Along the Balkan Route
- Tavolo Comunità Accoglienti- Venezia
- Digiuno di Giustizia in Solidarietà con i Migranti- Bari
- C.I.S.M. Spinea ODV (Coordinamento Immigrati del Sud del Mondo)
Individual subscriptions
- Cassarino Jean-Pierre
- Roberto Giancarlo Di Cagno
- Isa Zizza
- Stefano Pasta
- Ruggiero Francavilla
- Maria Matarazzo
- Agostino Cinquepalmi
- Marzia Pontone
- Ibrahim Muhammad Mukhtar Esq.
- Avvocato Gianluca Vitale
- Fumagalli Amalia
- Salah El-Marghani
- Paolini Monica
- Bongrazio Maria Grazia
- Cirillo Vanessa
- Decina Silvia
- Achelaritei Dorina
- Bertoli Fabrizio
- Tondo Giorgio
- Contegiacomo Caterina
- Ianniello Caterina
- Santovito Pietro
- Giampaoletti Marcello
- Mattone Fantini Riccardo
- Roberto Pollo
- Serena Sardi
- Rodelli Caterina
- Patrizia Iansa
- Lidia Parma
- Iuorio Aurora
- Marco Giunti
- Tonini Alberto
- John Mpaliza
- Moroni Sheyla
- Petrolati Emanuela
- Erminia Romano
- Giorgia Palombi
- Cinthia Grossi
- Sonia Inzoli
- Rafanelli Paola
- Rosita Russo
- Susanna Poole
- Neri Cristina
- Kola Ermira
- Simonato Micol
- Zanella Mauro Carlo
- Luca Trivellone
- Di Bonaventura Emanuele
- Valeria Rigotti
- Molteni Olivia
- Emanuela Tagliabue
- Pietropoli Antonella
- Peruffo Beatrice
- Dal Lago Giuseppina
- Marlène Micheloni
- Ginevra Battistini
- Rebeggiani Silvia
- Valentina Dovigo
- Greta Orsenigo
- Privitera Manuela
- Suriano Gabriele
- Picotti Stefano
- Cazzavillan Anna
- Adami Valentina
- Lucia Tomba
- Ortolan Giuliana
- Noemi Filosi
- Consoli Corrado
- Andrea Corso
- Consolaro Paolo
- Volonté Cecilia
- Marrone Irene
- Johanès Si Mohand
- Rugle, Karolina
- Virtù Caterina
- Antonino Stinà
- Eriselda Shkopi
You and the organization you work can sign the appeal by filling these forms: