Time to end the EU’s left-to-die policy

Researchers participating in the reconstruction of the 2011 'Left-to-die boat' case in which 63 migrants lost their life under NATO’s eyes, summarise three years of inconclusive demands for disclosure and justice. As the European Council addresses the EU’s long-term migration policy, they say deaths of migrants at sea will continue short of ending the EU’s policy of closure towards non-European migrants

ESO: Background information: Two Boats in the Mediterranean and their Unfortunate Encounters with Europe’s Policies towards People on the Move http://www.europeansources.info/record/two-boats-in-the-mediterranean-and-their-unfortunate-encounters-with-europes-policies-towards-people-on-the-move/

ESO: Background information: Lampedusa follow up: concrete actions to prevent loss of life in the Mediterranean and better address migratory and asylum flows http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-lampedusa-follow-up-concrete-actions-to-prevent-loss-of-life-in-the-mediterranean-and-better-address-migratory-and-asylum-flows/

ESO: Background information: More EU aid possible amid Italian threat to stop migrant rescues http://www.europeansources.info/record/more-eu-aid-possible-amid-italian-threat-to-stop-migrant-rescues/

FRONTEX: Migratory Routes Map http://frontex.europa.eu/trends-and-routes/migratory-routes-map

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