#DontLetThemDrown: This is not a border enforcement issue, it’s a humanitarian crisis
‘Just over a month ago, 500 people drowned off the coast of Malta. As the International Organization for Migration describes, “two survivors reported that smugglers deliberately rammed and sunk their ship when migrants refused to board a less seaworthy vessel…there were only 11 identified survivors; witness reported that as many as 100 children were on board.” The Foreign Office minister Baroness Anelay announced “We do not support planned search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean”
▻http://mediadiversified.org/2014/11/17/dontletthemdrown-this-is-not-a-border-enforcement-issue-its-a-huma
#mourir_en_mer #asile #réfugiés #migration #Méditerranée #naufrage #Forteresse_Europe #crise_humanitaire