SOS Humanity, Sea-Watch & Sea-Eye to take legal action against Italy for the ‘unlawful detention’ of their rescue ships

THREE refugee rescue organisations have announced that they are to take legal action against the Italian authorities for the “unlawful detention” of their rescue ships. SOS Humanity, Sea-Watch and Sea-Eye released a joint statement this afternoon blasting the authorities’ reasoning for keeping their ships in port for a total of 100 days. The Humanity 1

Libyan coastguards accused of causing drowning after interfering in rescue operation

Meanwhile, Italy rejects Sea-Watch 5’s requests for a closer port to take 70 survivors, and the Moria 6’s appeal is postponed THE EU-supported Libyan coastguard was accused today of causing the death of at least one person on Saturday when it interfered a rescue operation in the central Mediterranean this weekend. The Humanity 1 rescue