Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Letter to Minister Carmen Daniela Dan

Reference: B1935 Carmen Daniela Dan Minister of Internal Affairs Presidency of the Council of the European Union 6 March 2019 Related Content letter_amnestyhrw_rescue_system_mediterranean.pdf Related Content action_plan_mediterranean.pdf Dear Minister Dan, I am writing to you to share the proposals put forward by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to address the policy crisis in the Mediterranean, following the closure of Italian ports to rescue vessels. The document Plan of Action: Twenty steps for a fair and predictable rescue system in the Mediterranean Sea proposes collective and…

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