Desert of rights: deadly pushbacks at the Algeria-Nigeria border

This report examines the dynamics of migration between Algeria and Niger. While recent decades have seen an intensification of control and pushback policies, migrants crossing the Sahara desert are all too often deprived of their fundamental right to migrate in complete safety. Through an in-depth analysis of the pushback mechanisms put in place by the Algerian authorities and the obstacles to movement that exist in the region, this report explores the human, social, and economic consequences of these policies. Drawing on testimonies, NGO data, and international legal frameworks, the report argues for an approach to migration that is more respectful of human rights and international conventions in the Algeria-Nigeria border region.