Amnesty International have released a statement claiming that Italy’s agreement to detain migrants and asylum seekers in Albania is a danger to people’s “safety, liberty and human rights”. The campaign organisation also held that the pact: continue[s] to expose the dangers of long-standing European Union (EU) migration policies that centre on exclusion and containment. Evading responsibilities On 23 February 2024, the Italy-Albania Agreement established two Italian-run ‘migration facilities’ in Albania. The agreement will run for 5 years, with over €670 m earmarked to fund it. After that point, it will likely be renewed automatically. Amnesty described the conditions in the Albanian detention centres…