Sea Rescue

Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy's coast – The Guardian
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Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy's coast – The Guardian

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Fifty-nine people, including a newborn baby and other children, have died after a wooden sailing boat believed to be carrying refugees wrecked against rocks off the coast of Italy’s Calabria region. Many of the bodies were reported to have washed up on a tourist beach near Steccato di Cutro, while others were found at sea….

“Deterrence by drowning”: why the E.U. must create safe migration channels
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“Deterrence by drowning”: why the E.U. must create safe migration channels

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Last week, Loujin, a four-year-old girl from Syria, spent days stranded on a boat before eventually dying at sea, according to Human Rights Watch. Alarmingly, Loujin is just one of over 1,200 people who have died in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year, attempting to make it to Europe.   These deaths are the outcome…