Published : 07-08-2015
Amnesty International said, "The European governments must make greater efforts to ensure safe and legal ways for people who need protection to enter the EU, rather than put the lives of thousands at risk in the sea."
The statement of Amnesty International comes in light of a massive search-and-rescue operation in the central Mediterranean the day before.
“Thousands of people are still crossing the central Mediterranean almost weekly to seek safety and better lives in Europe, so fatal incidents at sea are going to remain a tragic reality,” said Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Europe and Central Asia Director at Amnesty International.
It is the first incident of this scale since EU governments agreed to scale up search-and-rescue operations in late April, which curtailed an unprecedented surge in deaths at sea in the early months of 2015, hoping to get to Europe for a better life.
Amnesty International is calling for increased pledges to resettle refugees, expanded access to Europe through humanitarian visas and family reunification, and an easing of restrictions on freedom of movement of successful asylum seekers.
Amnesty International said, "The European governments must make greater efforts to ensure safe and legal ways for people who need protection to enter the EU, rather than put the lives of thousands at risk in the sea."
The statement of Amnesty International comes in light of a massive search-and-rescue operation in the central Mediterranean the day before.
“Thousands of people are still crossing the central Mediterranean almost weekly to seek safety and better lives in Europe, so fatal incidents at sea are going to remain a tragic reality,” said Denis Krivosheev, Deputy Europe and Central Asia Director at Amnesty International.
It is the first incident of this scale since EU governments agreed to scale up search-and-rescue operations in late April, which curtailed an unprecedented surge in deaths at sea in the early months of 2015, hoping to get to Europe for a better life.
Amnesty International is calling for increased pledges to resettle refugees, expanded access to Europe through humanitarian visas and family reunification, and an easing of restrictions on freedom of movement of successful asylum seekers.
