The number of refugees and migrants arriving in Bosnia has grown rapidly in recent months, according to NGO Help Refugees. Hundreds are left homeless and sleeping rough, since the country's asylum seeker centers are already full.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas witnessed the suffering of refugees up close on his trip to Jordan. He's vowed to offer more help, but, DW's Michaela Küfner reports, Berlin has wider strategic interests to maintain.
Human smuggling has become a cause for concern for European authorities, according to EU border agency Frontex. Particularly worrisome: The number of minors among the victims is on the rise.
The number of trafficking victims forced into quasi slave labor is growing, according to anti-trafficking experts. A new report states that labor exploitation is a key factor driving migrant smuggling in several European countries .
Some migrants claim that they were abused by Algerian officials before and during their deportations. Algeria is one of several North African countries that have not signed an African Union protocol on the free circulation of people1