As an observatory of the EU maritime borders, WTM aims at providing a series of resources to anybody concerned with the violation of migrants’ rights at sea. In this sense, WTM is a tool in the hands of a multifarious movement that in various (and sometimes interconnected)ways is attempting to put an end to the increasing number of migrants’ deaths in the Mediterranean. Without the active engagement of this larger movement and the support it can provide to it, WTM would not have a reason to exist.

In the past few months, we have collaborated with a huge variety of people, organisations and institutions. From the relatives and friends of those who have died at sea to the migrants who have themselves crossed the Mediterranean; from seamen and shipping companies to professional oceanographers and remote sensing specialists; from small activist groups and NGOs to bigger institutions; from fishermen to journalists and academic researchers; each of these actors has contributed to this project by sharing some of their knowledge with us and actively collaborating with us on specific investigations or violations or migrants rights at sea or mobilisations to prevent them.

Here are some ways in which you too could support WTM:

If you are a migrant or a friend or relative of somebody who has crossed or will cross the Mediterranean or who has gone missing at sea:

If you are in an NGO or network or institution concerned with the violation of migrants’ rights at sea:

If you are a researcher on a topic relevant for wtm