Today, a judge in The Hague ruled on the appeal lodged by Sea-Watch. The Court’s judgment acknowledges that the negative consequences of omitting a transitional period for the more stringent safety regulations on Sea-Watch’s ship, namely that people may drown due to limited rescue capacity in the Mediterranean Sea, outweigh the purpose of the new…
+++ Sea-Watch 3 Enters Port of Lampedusa Without Permission +++ Disembarkation Pending +++ Captain Under Investigation +++ Neither the EU-Commission nor any European government brought about the solution for the disembarkation of the remaining 40 survivors aboard Sea-Watch 3. In the end it was captain Carola Rackete who was both forced and willing to take…
European institutions have once again proven their incapability of handling the responsibility to safeguard the rights of people rescued at their deadly sea border. Neither any of the European States nor the EU commission were willing to enforce what is the basis of their constitutions – human dignity. With yesterday’s political ruling furthermore the European…
After being denied a Port of Safety for 7 days, the 43 people rescued by the Sea-Watch 3 are still stuck on board the ship. Sea-Watch calls on European leaders to make disembarkation happen immediately. This unbearable situation cannot continue on World Refugee Day. The solution is there, more than 60 cities have declared their…
Thank you Mr Chair, I speak to you on behalf of Greenpeace International. This statement has been drafted together with Sea-Watch, a non-governmental organisation involved in search and rescue operations. It relates to an issue that is very important to both of our organisations: the urgent need to strengthen cooperation in response to the humanitarian…
