Facing prison for saving lives
“I would like to give my heartfelt thanks for all the effort you are making in favour of my cause and above all the Mediterranean – and that people around the world become aware that migration is not a problem, it is our mission. When a person flees from their country because of a civil war or an extreme famine, conditions that make it impossible for them to SURVIVE, it is our obligation to reach out to them. And to not build walls at the borders so that these people have to throw themselves into the water as the only …
Volunteering as a family
I wish the BBC could interview this family. The grandma comes to visit the refugees every week bringing food and treats. She takes home their socks and underwear to wash. This week she brought her daughter, grandchildren and their dog to visit. The five year old boy walked around the men offering dates and biscuits. They were all so good with him. Taking turns to watch out for him and guide him round the lake. Something so simple and normal but it brightened my day. I wish that people in the UK who are so frighted of ‘illegal migrants’ could …
War crimes in Libya
Horrific attack targeting refugees and migrants at detention centre must be investigated as a war crime says Amnesty International. Armed men raided the Qasr Ben Ghashir detention centre, south of Tripoli on 23 April and shot a number of the people being held there. “These refugees and migrants should not even be detained in the first place. This incident demonstrates the urgent need for all refugees and migrants to be immediately released from these horrific detention centres where they are held arbitrarily in inhuman conditions and routinely subjected to abuse,” said Magdalena Mughrabi, Deputy Middle East and North Africa Director …