A staggering number of people die at Europe's borders. Almost all of them are brown or Black. The majority drown or disappear at sea. Others suffocate in trucks, are run over by cars, or die of hypothermia. For many, the cause of death is unknown, as are their identities, and they lie in unmarked graves, if their bodies are recovered at all.
The International Organization for Migration's Missing Migrants project estimates that at least Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Judith Sunderland is associate Europe director at Human Rights Watch.
Judith Sunderland is associate Europe director at Human Rights Watch.