Unwanted, Unnoticed: an audit of 160 asylum and immigration-related deaths in Europe Table 3: The geographic locations and number of migrants who have died immigration and asylum-related deaths 1 Finland 23 Norway 2 Sweden 22 UK 18 Ireland Netherlands 8 29 Germany 5 Belgium 13 France 8 2 Austria Switzerland 3 8 Spain Italy 11 Greece 2 Malta Adapated from a graphic in the Observer by Pete Guest there is no publicly accessible record of deaths, how can states be held accountable? Despite such handicaps, campaigns following deaths have sought accountability. In Spain, the death of Alpha Pam of untreated tuberculosis led to a national campaign to repeal the law excluding undocumented migrants from nonemergency medical treatment, of which he was the first casualty, and to defend the principle of universal health care. In Germany, Mohammad Rahsepar’s suicide in an asylum camp sparked a movement of protest across the country, against the system of compulsory residence which denied him the possibility of living with his sister, and for asylum seekers’ right to live with dignity. Suicides in the Netherlands have led to large campaigns demanding humane IRR | European Research Progamme Briefing No. 10 6

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