UNHCR ‘deeply regrets’ closing community centre as refugees gather for fifth day demanding protection WORLD governments were urged today to suspend all agreements with the Libyan government until it complies with international human rights and humanitarian laws. The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), a global network of over 200 human rights NGOs, and the LibyanContinue reading “International community urged ‘to suspend all agreements with Libya’ as systematic abuse of refugees continues”
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Newborn baby among the 189 refugees civilian rescuers have saved in the Mediterranean since Saturday
Three NGO ships — the Ocean Viking, Nadir, and Geo Barents — operate with little to no help from the state authorities CIVILIAN rescuers have saved the lives of close to 189 refugees, including at least 20 unaccompanied children and a newborn baby, in the Mediterranean since Saturday. The rescues were carried out without theContinue reading “Newborn baby among the 189 refugees civilian rescuers have saved in the Mediterranean since Saturday”
85 refugees saved, a day after rescuers witness an illegal pushback in Malta’s waters
AN NGO rescue ship has saved the lives of over 80 people off the coast of Libya, a day after witnessing an illegal pushback of refugee inside European waters. ResQ People, a ship operated by an Italian charity of the same name, announced on social media this afternoon that it found a small wooden boatContinue reading “85 refugees saved, a day after rescuers witness an illegal pushback in Malta’s waters”
More than 800 refugees on two rescue ships wait for authorities to allow them to come ashore
The Ocean Viking, Sea-Watch 3, and Nadir wait hours and hours for authorities to help MORE than 800 refugees onboard two civilian-run rescue ships in the central Mediterranean urgently need to come ashore, their rescuers said today — but the European authorities have so far ignored their calls. The Ocean Viking, now carrying 553 survivors,Continue reading “More than 800 refugees on two rescue ships wait for authorities to allow them to come ashore”
European authorities ignored civilian rescuers’ mayday calls while they saved hundreds of refugees at the weekend
500 others still stranded in Malta’s waters, Alarm Phone warns CIVILIAN rescuers saved the lives of over 800 refugees in the central Mediterranean at the weekend with no help from the European authorities, who ignored their mayday calls and helped the Libyan Coastguards return hundreds of people to the war-torn country. The Sea-Watch 3, aContinue reading “European authorities ignored civilian rescuers’ mayday calls while they saved hundreds of refugees at the weekend”
Libyan coastguards threaten to arrest NGO refugee rescuers in international waters
Meanwhile, another refugee boat waits for the Maltese authorities to finally come to their aid THE EU-supported Libyan coastguard threatened to arrest the crew of a civilian-run refugee rescue ship in international waters today. The Sea-Watch 3 returned to the central Mediterranean on Monday, its first mission in the region since Italy detained it forContinue reading “Libyan coastguards threaten to arrest NGO refugee rescuers in international waters”
Human rights violations continue ‘unabated’ in Libya’s migrant detention camps, Amnesty finds
Italy’s parliament votes to continue support for Libyan Coastguard despite dire warnings. Meanwhile, EU parliamentary group finds faults with Frontex HUMAN rights violations against people trapped in Libya’s migrant detention centres continued “unabated” during the first six months of this year, a new report by Amnesty International revealed today. The study, entitled No-One Will LookContinue reading “Human rights violations continue ‘unabated’ in Libya’s migrant detention camps, Amnesty finds”
Over 1,100 people have died on sea routes to Europe so far this year, double the numbers of this time last year
As IOM reiterates call for EU states to respect international refugee laws, three people die while Malta delays rescue MORE people have died on maritime migration routes into Europe in the first six months of this year than in the same period of 2020, according to research by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). AtContinue reading “Over 1,100 people have died on sea routes to Europe so far this year, double the numbers of this time last year”
Merchant ship handed rescued refugees over to the Libyan Coastguard
Sea-Watch and Alarm Phone confirm the intercepted were forced back to Libya against their will AROUND 180 people were forcibly returned to Libya, it was confirmed today, after the merchant ship that had saved their lives handed them over to the Libyan Coastguards. There were roughly 470 people adrift on five boats yesterday, the activist-runContinue reading “Merchant ship handed rescued refugees over to the Libyan Coastguard”
Fairness of the trial against Afghan teenagers accused of burning down Moria refugee camp called into question
Public barred from courtroom and prosecution’s key witness doesn’t show. Elsewhere in Fortress Europe, Libyan Coastguards intercept hundreds of refugees and intimidate NGO rescuers THE FAIRNESS of a trial against four Afghan teenagers today accused of burning down an overcrowded refugee camp in Greece last year has been called into question after the court shutContinue reading “Fairness of the trial against Afghan teenagers accused of burning down Moria refugee camp called into question”
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