Human Right Violation and the Migrant Detention Regimes in Europe : Views from Ethiopian Returnees

The paper explored human-right violation and migrant detention in Europe and from the experiences of returnees in Irob Woreda, Tigray. International migration has become the most pressing issue of the 21stc. In Ethiopia, it has become a great concern among government and local communities amid surmounting impacts. The research design is qualitative, and sample-size was determined with the purposive method. Snowball sampling was used for identifying returnee participants. Data are gathered through key-informant interview, observation, FGD and document review. Human-Rights-Based- Approach (HRBA) provided a theoretical framework. The findings reveal that migrant-returnee are forced migrants due-to livelihood challenges and inspired by dominant development discourses of developed-Europe. Regarding the Woreda's services for the returnee, it found that reintegration services are insufficient and the officials are unaware of returnees' status in the Woreda. Ethiopia is a party to many international human right agreements for the protection of migrants. Hence, sustainable intervention in Irob should include; capacity building of officials on HRBAs and establishing institutions that transform the training into action. More so engaging returnee in the development of this intervention-programme is very imperative to successful local and international intervention.