Human rights · Research · Advocacy

Muhammad
al-Kashef

A Berlin-based human rights lawyer and researcher focused on migration control, border security, and refugee rights.

Berlin, Germany Lawyer & researcher Community advocate

Profile

Working alongside refugee and migrant communities.

Muhammad al-Kashef is a human rights lawyer, consultant researcher, and advocate with extensive experience working directly with refugee and migrant communities. His work examines the effects of migration control and border security policies, as well as the sociopolitical and economic situation of refugees in the WANA region.

At a glance

Professional base

Berlin, Germany

Core professions

Human rights lawyer, consultant researcher, and advocate

Primary focus

Migration control and border security; the sociopolitical and economic situation of refugees in the WANA region

Approach

Field research, documentation, community organizing, capacity building, and advocacy

Areas of expertise

Research grounded in lived experience.

  • Monitoring irregular migration and border violations in the Mediterranean
  • Field research documenting state violence and detention conditions in Egypt
  • Community organizing and capacity building
  • Advocacy for migrant solidarity and against border externalization

Affiliations

Collective work for freedom of movement and dignity.

  • Watch The Med AlarmphoneMember
  • Refugees' Solidarity Movement, AlexandriaCo-founder
  • In-Exile initiative, BerlinFounder
  • We'll Come United migrant networkMember
  • Abolish FronteX networkCo-founder & Member
  • Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)Former staff member

Contact

For research, collaboration, and advocacy inquiries.

For professional inquiries, please get in touch by email.