FOR THE RIGHT TO LEAVE
FOR THE RIGHT TO STAY
July 20th, World Refugee Day
The right to freedom of movement is a human right. The right to asylum is a human right. Or to put it simple: the right to a life in safety is a human right.
In 2024, more than 120 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide. The reasons for this are as different as humans can be. Wars, armed conflicts, corruption, climate change, economic crises, or individual threats based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
But even the simple desire to live somewhere else should be achievable for everyone.
When we say everyone, we mean everyone. We are not the judges of one's life nor of how someone should live. The freedom to be able to be yourself, and have access to the very basics resources necessary for living and healthcare should not be a privilege. And yet today it seems it is.
In 10 years of civil sea rescue, Europe has increasingly shown its ugliest face. One in which the border protection and hoarding of wealth are seemingly worth more than human lives. This must change.
Today and everyday, we stand for the right to asylum. Freedom of movement for all is not a phrase, it’s a basic human right. Where we are born should not be the deciding factor in the opportunities we have and how much our life is valued. No one is illegal.