Migration policies in question

For a few years now, we have been witnessing a hardening of migration policies. In 2024, the European Union adopted a "new" European pact on asylum and migration, the objective of which seems above all to make it more difficult for migrants to access its territory through measures such as the creation of camps at the borders, the hardening of asylum procedures or even the intensification of detention and expulsions. En Belgique, the Arizona government wants to lead the firmest and most repulsive policy possible for migrants, even if it means trampling on the rule of law. In short, hospitality is a virtue that is no longer current in political and media discourse. This cycle of participatory conferences aims to propose a critical reading of current migration policies. It will be a question of understanding what is at stake and the risks that human rights run in the measures envisaged or already implemented. We will also question the message conveyed by these policies and how to reverse the dominant narrative. But this cycle also aims to be a bearer of hope, by highlighting paths of resistance and exploring the possibility of policies that are fair for all: exiled people, their countries of origin and the communities of host countries. A cycle of 4 evenings: • The European Union at war against migrants? (Wednesday, March 25) With the interventions of: Cécile Vanderstappen (research officer on migration justice at CNCD-11.11.11) and Nicolas Wéry (advocacy officer at JRS Belgium). • Arizona: towards an (extreme) right-wing shift in migration policies? (Wednesday, April 8) With the interventions of: Sotieta Ngo, director of Ciré (Coordination and initiatives for refugees and foreigners) and Martin Deleixhe, researcher and lecturer at the ULB (Free University of Brussels). • What resistance to unjust migration policies? (Wednesday, May 6) • Are fair migration policies possible? (Wednesday, June 10)