- European countries are set to withdraw sea patrols altogether Archived Message
Posted by Gerard
on April 25, 2019, 2:24 pm
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"Royal Navy and German ships have been withdrawn from the task force to save people drowning in substandard boats provided by people traffickers. European countries are set to withdraw sea patrols altogether that have saved the lives of thousands making the risky crossing across the Mediterranean from North Africa. Not only are ships to be withdrawn but rescuing migrants will be criminalised in some cases. Operation Sophia had been set up in 2015 to stem the loss of lives when 3,771 people died or went missing attempting to reach Europe crowded into rickety boats – often at gunpoint – by people traffickers. But since Italy’s new far-right populist government threatened to veto the EU operation sea patrols will be withdrawn on 30 September. Instead the Libyan coastguard will be trained to step up, but refugee charities warn that they are unprepared for the scale of the problem, and the move leaves refugees at the mercy of Libyan detention centres, where abuse, rape and torture are rife. Sister Eugenia Bonetti used the high profile Easter ceremony to highlight the refugee crisis and sex trafficking." https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/fuming-nun-shames-europe-for-withdrawing-ships-to-stop-refugees-drowning/25/04/ |
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