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The ship of the NGO Proactiva Open Arms has been waiting for almost a week to know where to dock. Malta has formally refused the reception yesterday Wednesday, the same for Italy and the Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini has risen by threatening to confiscate the boat if it approaches.
After the case of the Italian Coast Guard ship Gregoretti and the Sea Eye NGO's Alan Kurdi , it is the third time in 15 days that a ship has been searching for ports to land migrants . Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis and after days of negotiations to find a solution.
For Keani Vonge, Amnesty International campaigner on migrants and refugees, the urgency for the Open Arms " is to be able to disembark these people and that France can also offer to welcome people who are on board the Open Arms and help ensure that an agreement similar to that found for Alan Kurdi can also be concluded between several European states. "
Find a lasting solution
During this time, many boats overloaded by smugglers continue to sail and risk sinking.
A start of an agreement on the distribution of migrants between voluntary countries was recently launched in Paris, but blockages continue. " The problem is that the European states continue to treat every new arrival of boats as an exception," says Keani Vonge. They have still not agreed on a common, predictable mechanism to land and accommodate people rescued at sea. "
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Determined to leave the hell of Libya, migrants embark on overcrowded boats and often in poor condition. Since the beginning of the year, there have already been more than 840 deaths in the Mediterranean according to the International Organization on Immigration: " When we also listen to the actors in the Mediterranean Sea at the moment, they also tell us that there are probably plenty of boats that we do not know about and that many people are dying in the Mediterranean without our knowledge. " Keani Vonge concludes.