Tag: rescue at sea ⁄ Open Migration

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 26/2018

July 10, 2018 - Open Migration

In the same week the European Parliament voted against the criminalisation of solidarity, and the European Commission denounces repatriations to Libya as contrary to European values and international laws, there are no more rescue NGO ships left in the Central Mediterranean, and migrants’ attempted crossings from Libya are the riskiest since public recording started in 2016.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 22/2018

June 12, 2018 - Open Migration

The ship Aquarius - full of migrants rescued by the Italian Navy and Coast Guard, among others - will not be allowed to dock in any Italian port and it should go to Malta instead: the decision was made by Italy’s Interior Minister Salvini and Transport Minister Toninelli (who is technically in charge of ports). The SOS Méditerranéee ship, also operated by Doctors Without Borders, is awaiting for new instructions off the coast of Sicily, amid concerns over the conditions of the 629 men, women and children on board.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 48/2017

December 5, 2017 - Open Migration

Around the world, millions of people are being forced to migrate for different causes, in different circumstances and several countries, but they all have something in common: the only response to this crisis so far has to build up walls and enforce policies based on containment and deterrence. At what cost? In this week’s web-review, we will cover the price and the consequences of having borders.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 47/2017

November 28, 2017 - Open Migration

What is happening in Libya and the Mediterranean is our fault. And there is no shifting the public’s attention to the NGOs, (as the TV programme Report attempted to do in last week’s controversial episode), because the issue, as we will never tire of repeating, is Libya. Also: what “help them at home” actually means; the lack of a plan for migrants in Italy; the tragedy of the “Dublined” in Europe; the indelible shame of Manus Island; why it is wrong to return the Rohingya to Myanmar. Finally, we remember the writer and journalist Alessandro Leogrande.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 32/2017

August 16, 2017 - Open Migration

The controversy on the code of conduct for NGOs – which has been dubbed the “code of mass distraction” has kept the public’s attention away from the real issue: Libya. From the suspension of rescue missions to the hell of Libya’s prison, here are some things we really need to talk about.

The 10 Best Articles on Refugees and Migration 29/2017

July 25, 2017 - Open Migration

What can we expect from the Tunis summit and the proposed plan to regulate the flow of African refugees to Italy? What do we mean when we say all boats lead to Rome, and why should the EU share some of the burden? Also: how the mafia is making money off migrants, borders that kill and how not to solve a legal case (and a crisis).

A fundamental legal guide to rescues at sea

July 19, 2017 - Open Migration

How do search and rescue missions at sea really work? Is saving lives at sea an obligation, and for whom? Why did private vessels had to be involved? Which norms apply at sea, on board in ships and in harbours? The CILD legal guide to solidarity provides the answers.