This week, on 13.03.2024, the European Commission celebrated as an achievement the agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act – the first common document setting the scope of the use of AI. Here you could learn more:
However, the law, known as the AIAct, has serious gaps regarding the protection of the rights of migrants, people on the move, people passing through border controls, i.e. gaps in the respect and protection of human rights once the envisaged measures are implemented in the daily work of law enforcement. Despite submissions in 2023 from international human rights defenders, the main concerns about discrimination in screening and ‘categorisation’ of people seeking protection in EU countries when entering the territory of Member States remain.
Its introduction means :
- more criminalisation of marginalised groups
- more punitive tools + technology for police and migration control
- less surveillance + protection
Find out more in our joint statement and the #ProtectNotSurveil coalition page