Monday, May 11, 2009

Italy Rescues and Then Delivers 200 Asylum Seekers to Libya

Libya — The Italian coast guard rescued three boat loads of African migrants on May 6 after a dispute with Malta over which nation had responsibility for responding to the distress call. Amnesty International issued a statement about its concern that the lives and safety of migrants and asylum seekers have been placed at risk not just by the dispute, but by Italy's decision to take the more than 225 people to Tripoli, Libya.

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