Fatal Journeys: Tracking Lives Lost during Migration
Table of Contents Foreword.............................................................................................................. 5 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................. 7 List of Tables and Figures...................................................................................... 9 Executive Summary............................................................................................ 11 Chapter 1 Counting Migrant Deaths: An International Overview...................... 15 Tara Brian and Frank Laczko 1.1 Introduction............................................................................................... 15 1.2 International policy context and geography of deaths . ............................ 16 1.3 How many have died? Statistics on migrant border-related fatalities . ..... 18 1.4 Challenges of collecting data on migrant deaths....................................... 29 1.5 Who collects the data?............................................................................... 32 1.6 Keeping count: Why we need better data.................................................. 34 1.7 Way forward: Better monitoring, data collection and analysis.................. 36 1.8 Outline and chapter overviews.................................................................. 39 Bibliography........................................................................................................ 41 Chapter 2 Migrant Deaths in the Americas (United States and Mexico)........... 45 Robin Reineke and Daniel E. MartĂnez 2.1 Introduction............................................................................................... 45 2.2 Historical and geographical overview........................................................ 47 2.3 Estimated number of migrant fatalities..................................................... 53 2.4 Record keeping and limitations to existing counts..................................... 70 2.5 Conclusion and recommendations............................................................. 73 Bibliography........................................................................................................ 75 Chapter 3 Tracking Deaths in the Mediterranean.............................................. 85 Tamara Last and Thomas Spijkerboer 3.1 Introduction............................................................................................... 85 3.2 Brief historical and geographical overview................................................ 86 3.3 Risks associated with unauthorized travel................................................. 90 3.4 How many die? Existing data and its quality.............................................. 92 3.5 Methods and sources for a more accurate and comprehensive count ..... 97 3.6 Conclusions and recommendations......................................................... 101 Bibliography...................................................................................................... 104 Migrant Experiences: Crossing the Mediterranean.......................................... 107
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