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A group of 40 survivors of a migrant boat sinking in Greek waters filed a criminal complaint Thursday against all parties they deem responsible for the tragedy, according to a press release from the survivors’ representatives. The survivors are also demanding a thorough investigation into the causes of the sinking and the authorities’ response. In [...]

On Thursday, two human rights organisations called for an independent investigation into the actions of the Greek coast guard after the June sinking of a migrant vessel off the coast of Pylos, Greece, leaving at least 82 people declared dead. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch argue that the contested series of events require a [...]

European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has launched an investigation into the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in connection with the June 14 sinking of a migrant boat in the Mediterranean that took more than 80 lives. Frontex was coordinating three maritime operations in the Mediterranean at the time. The ombudsman’s office is seeking to [...]

Several United Nations (UN) experts raised concerns Friday over an incident in Libya where 120 migrants and refugees were allegedly taken to an undisclosed location and were then detained without legal counsel. The experts sent a letter in May apprising the Libyan government of their concerns. The experts alleged that the migrants were released from [...]

Amnesty International condemned a recent migration agreement between the EU and Tunisia on Monday. Amnesty International claimed that the agreement makes the EU “complicit in the suffering that will inevitably result” in what represents a “dangerous expansion” of failed migration policies. Members of the European Commission signed the memorandum of understanding with Tunisia on Sunday. [...]

The UK and Italy have plans to create a strategic migration partnership to tackle the increasing number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, according to an exclusive report from the London Telegraph on Friday. This partnership, modeled after the current agreement between UK and France, seeks to strengthen collaboration in combating human trafficking, exchanging intelligence and [...]

UN Human Rights spokesperson Jeremy Laurence stated on Friday that countries need to investigate and prosecute people smugglers and human traffickers after 400 to 750 migrants were on a fishing boat that capsized 50 miles from Pylos, a southern coastal town in Greece. The disaster resulted in 78 people deceased and 104 survived, but many [...]

At least 79 people have been declared dead and hundreds more are missing in what Greece is calling one of the biggest ever migrant tragedies in its waters. The boat was first spotted in distress off the coast of Pylos, Greece on Tuesday morning. The boat then capsized, causing the Greek coast guard to mount [...]

A UN migration agency reported Tuesday that 2022 was the deadliest year for migrants crossing from the Middle East and North Africa  (MENA) into Europe. According to a report from the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project, a record number of 3,800 people died along migratory routes over the past year. The report [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Friday that Italy’s newly passed Cutro law will have “devastating impacts” on migrants’ rights, and threaten their ability to seek protection, access fair asylum and move freely throughout the country. The law passed last week in response to a February shipwreck on the coast of Italy which left more [...]