Human rights organisations are calling on the EU to stop cooperation with Tunisia on migration control, insisting the north African state should not be considered safe. In a statement on Monday, the organisations called on the EU to provide safe routes for people wanting to leave Tunisia and stop border control funding to the country. “We ask the authorities of the European Union and its member states to stop their cooperation with Tunisian authorities on migration control. We also ask to stop their financial and technical support to the Tunisian Coast Guard, and provide safe routes for all,” the organisations said. They insisted that disembarkation in Tunisia of people rescued at sea violates international human rights and maritime law.
