EU ‘burying heads in the sand’ as hundreds more migrants die at sea off Italy

Headline Title: EU ‘burying heads in the sand’ as hundreds more migrants die at sea off Italy 11 February 2015 The European Union and its member states must hang their heads in shame following reports this morning that as many as 300 migrants are believed to have died in the high seas off the Italian island of Lampedusa, said Amnesty International. “This new tragedy realizes our worst fears about the end of Italy’s Mare Nostrum search and rescue operation and exposes the predictable consequences of the European Union’s failure to provide an adequate replacement,” said John Dalhuisen,…

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