“The NGO also keeps track of rights violations, mapping their location. It states its ultimate goal as “contributing to ending the deaths of migrants at sea and promoting an alternative vision for the Mediterranean”.
“As European citizens, we have a right to watch and critique Frontex,” he says, referring to the EU’s border agency.”
AFP: Volunteer hotline saves desperate migrants from the Med
Recent Posts Watch the Med – Reports🆘in the #WesternMed! A boat with 23 people left from Boumerdes 5 days ago! @salvamentogob has been informed and is searching for them. We need #SafePassage to put an end to this extremely dangerous #migration route to #FortressEurope.
🆘️ from ~46 people in distress, south of #Crete!
The group say they have no food or water, & their engine is not working. They ask for urgent rescue!
@HCoastGuard have been informed, but tell us they are in Egyptian SAR. The people need a safe port for disembarkation now!
🆘 in the Westen Med! We were alerted to a boat with 19 people on a boat that left from #Algeria towards #Spain 4 days ago. Relatives are getting more and more worried. We ask for rescue now!
