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Fascism decides whose lives matter and whose do not.
It criminalises difference and teaches exclusion.
Since years we have witnessed growing attacks on people on the move, refugees and those who show solidarity.
On the day the EU Migration Pact enters fully into force, we remind ourselves that people cross this way because every other way has been shut down. Almost every legal route, every door closed. EU governments and the EU Commission focus on building up borders, making safe migration impossible.
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Borders do not affect everyone equally.
Women, queer and trans people often face specific forms of violence during migration.
Gender-based violence is used as a weapon in conflicts, displacement and border regimes.
We believe in freedom of movement and bodily autonomy for everyone.
The result of all of these policies is an estimate between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths in the last 10 years.
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