NGOs under attack for saving too many lives in the Mediterranean

European politicians and media have accused non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the spring of 2017 of carrying out search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean of undermining their efforts to stem the flow of migration from Libya. The author suggested that accusations by the EU’s border agency Frontex in February 2017 marked a new low in the trend of criminalising those helping migrants and refugees in Europe.

ESO: Background information: MSF to no longer take funds from EU Member States and institutions http://www.europeansources.info/record/msf-to-no-longer-take-funds-from-eu-member-states-and-institutions/

ESO: Background information: NGO-led rescue operations in the Mediterranean: Saving people, alleviating EU responsibilities http://www.europeansources.info/record/ngo-led-rescue-operations-in-the-mediterranean-saving-people-alleviating-eu-responsibilities/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

Euro|Topics: Debates, April 2017: Accusations against NGOs in Mediterranean http://www.eurotopics.net/en/178164/accusations-against-ngos-in-mediterranean

BBC News, 23.04.17: Italy migrant crisis: Charities 'colluding' with smugglers http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39686239

Spiegel Online International, 04.05.17: The Deadly Mediterranean Route. EU Seeks to Ward Off New Refugee Crisis http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/europe-steels-itself-for-migration-crisis-in-north-africa-a-1146047.html

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