HRW and Amnesty call on EU to support Italy’s Mare Nostrum

‚EU must assist Italy in this vital life-saving operation‘

„Two global human rights organizations on Thursday called on the European Union to support Italy’s Mare Nostrum Our Seas search and rescue operation of migrants at sea. “EU interior ministers should give financial and material support to Italy’s vital efforts to save the lives of migrants at sea, because without collective EU action, this summer could become the season of mass drownings in the Mediterranean“, Human Rights Watch HRW warned a meeting of EU interior ministers in Luxembourg.

[…] Nicolas Beger, head of the EU office of Amnesty International: “Member States should commit to increasing search and rescue operations in order to guarantee the sustainability of this vital humanitarian intervention. Today’s council is a decisive opportunity for member States to make this commitment“, said Berger, adding that with the exception of Italy, most EU members are focused instead on “preventing immigration“.“

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