How the securitisation process in the Mediterranean area has been affecting refugee women: a gender and human rights-based policy analysis

This thesis explores the intersection between gender, migration, asylum and security. Specifically, it examines how European security policies affect the human rights of refugee women crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. The statement is that the EU security approach, rooted in traditional gender roles, obstructs regular migration channels and, as a result, relegates refugee women to conditions of marginalisation and discrimination. This context fosters human rights abuses, creating an environment in which refugee women are particularly vulnerable to violence, explotation, and lack of legal protection.