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Sinking of Migrant Boat is 'Mass Murder'

The UN human rights chief has urged that North African and European countries bring justice to the migrants who died at sea after their boat was allegedly attacked by smugglers.

North Africa: Sinking of Migrant Boat is 'Mass Murder'

UN News, 19 September 2014

The UN's top human rights official today urged Egypt and other North African and European States to help bring to justice the people smugglers who allegedly deliberately sank a… Read more »
Africa: Is the EU Doing Enough to Prevent Migrant Deaths At Sea?

UNIRIN, 19 September 2014

The news that up to 850 lives were lost in the Mediterranean this past weekend as a result of five shipwrecks of boats carrying migrants has sparked a new round of calls for the… Read more »
Egypt: Survivors - Smugglers Ram Boat, Drown Hundreds of Migrants

VOA, 16 September 2014

The International Organization for Migration reports it is investigating what appears to be the deliberate drowning of 500 migrants by smugglers in the Mediterranean Sea. The… Read more »
Africa: UN Refugee Chief, Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, Warn of Mounting Crisis in Mediterranean

UN News, 15 September 2014

Urging European countries to take action to alleviate the harsh and often deadly conditions migrants face on the high seas, the head of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR)… Read more »
North Africa: 700 Migrants Presumed Dead

HRW, 16 September 2014

Over the last two days, news emerged of three separate shipwrecks in the Mediterranean with the unbearable estimate of 700 presumed dead. Read more »
Africa: Mediterranean Migrant Boat Shipwrecks Highlight Need for EU Action

AI London, 15 September 2014

European leaders must do more to provide safe and legal ways for refugees and migrants to access international protection in the European Union, Amnesty International said today… Read more »