Greece: Farmakonisi migrant tragedy - one year on and still no justice for victims

Headline Title: Greece: Farmakonisi migrant tragedy - one year on and still no justice for victims 20 January 2015 The Greek authorities’ failure to adequately investigate the deaths of 11 Afghans who drowned at sea shows a blatant disregard for justice for the victims and their families and exemplifies their hard-line approach towards asylum and migration, said Amnesty International on the anniversary of the Farmakonisi tragedy. On 20 January 2014, 11 Afghans, including eight children, lost their lives when their fishing boat sank near the Greek island of Farmakonosi. Survivors…

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