EU accused of ‘wilfully letting refugees drown’ in the Med

cocainesocialist:

Italy is attempting to impose a code of conduct on NGOs operating ships in the search and rescue zone off the coast of Libya, which is now the main launching point for migrants trying to reach Europe on smugglers’ boats.

Humanitarian groups have argued the code will impede their workby banning the transfer of refugees to larger ships, which allows vessels to continue rescues, and forcing them to allow police officers on board.

EU accused of ‘wilfully letting refugees drown’ in the Med