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Commissioner Mijatovic calls for bolder measures to protect the human rights and dignity of all migrants in the Mediterranean

Topic
Immigration Mediterranean Human rights
Country/Region
Mediterranean Council of Europe Libya

07 October 2019

"member states have a chance to prevent further disastrous human rights and humanitarian consequences by suspending any co-operation activities with the Libyan authorities that impact on interceptions at sea and result in returns to Libya, until clear guarantees of full human-rights compliance are in place."

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See: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (link): Commissioner Mijatovic calls for bolder measures to protect the human rights and dignity of all migrants in the Mediterranean

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