EU 'Slams' Tunisia While Funding Its Migrant Abuses
Amnesty International has, quite accurately, pointed out Tunisia's 'widespread human rights violations' against migrants. The New Arab highlights that Amnesty also condemned the EU's 'cynical' cooperation. This isn't cynicism; it's a policy choice. In July 2023, the EU signed a 'strategic partnership' with Tunisia, including 105 million euros specifically for border management and 'migration
control.' That's not a 'deal' to stop migration but essentially to bankroll the very abuses Amnesty now critiques, all to keep desperate people from reaching Europe's shores. The EU knows exactly what it's funding; the outrage is simply for public consumption. How many human rights reports will it take before the EU stops 'slamming' outcomes it directly finances? This isn't cooperation; it's an
economic transaction where human dignity is the currency, and Europe is always buying at a steep discount, then complaining about the quality of the goods delivered. One might wonder if the 'widespread abuse' is actually part of the unspoken curriculum for 'migration control.'