- Thread starter
- Staff
- #1
Dadparvar
Staff member
- Nov 11, 2016
- 10,590
- 0
- 6
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported two shipwreck accidents that took place in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, in a joint statement published with the International Organization for Migration and UNICEF. The UN agencies recorded 10 deaths in the first accident and 64 missing refugees at sea in the other.
The first incident records 10 deaths and 51 survivors. The incident involved a wooden boat from Lybia which was first approached by German NGO Resqship after the shipwreck. In the second incident, the Italian Coast Guard rescued 11 people and 64 are still missing. These two events add up to the more than 800 people who died seeking refuge through the Mediterranean Sea since 2024. Chiara Cardoletti, representative to Italy, the Holy See and San Marino for UNHCR, stated that the increasing number of victims of journeys through the Mediterranean is unacceptable.
Under international law, the rights of refugees are protected under relevant international charters and covenants such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The primary international document concerning refugees – the 1951 Convention Relating the Status of Refugees – expands and confirms that refugees equally enjoy human rights under the UDHR.
In addition, the ICCPR recognizes under Article 6 the right to life. This right is supreme and inherent to all human beings, including refugees. Moreover, the right not to be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment is also occasionally cited to ensure the rights of refugees during their journeys. The UNHCR contended that the accidents demonstrated “incapacity of States to protect the most vulnerable people.”
In the end of the statement, the UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF emphasized the importance of European support to search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. They also urge the EU to promote access to safe journeys for refugees.
The post UN agencies report two shipwrecks causing 64 missing in Mediterranean Sea appeared first on JURIST - News.
Continue reading...
Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.
The first incident records 10 deaths and 51 survivors. The incident involved a wooden boat from Lybia which was first approached by German NGO Resqship after the shipwreck. In the second incident, the Italian Coast Guard rescued 11 people and 64 are still missing. These two events add up to the more than 800 people who died seeking refuge through the Mediterranean Sea since 2024. Chiara Cardoletti, representative to Italy, the Holy See and San Marino for UNHCR, stated that the increasing number of victims of journeys through the Mediterranean is unacceptable.
Under international law, the rights of refugees are protected under relevant international charters and covenants such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The primary international document concerning refugees – the 1951 Convention Relating the Status of Refugees – expands and confirms that refugees equally enjoy human rights under the UDHR.
In addition, the ICCPR recognizes under Article 6 the right to life. This right is supreme and inherent to all human beings, including refugees. Moreover, the right not to be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment is also occasionally cited to ensure the rights of refugees during their journeys. The UNHCR contended that the accidents demonstrated “incapacity of States to protect the most vulnerable people.”
In the end of the statement, the UNHCR, IOM and UNICEF emphasized the importance of European support to search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. They also urge the EU to promote access to safe journeys for refugees.
The post UN agencies report two shipwrecks causing 64 missing in Mediterranean Sea appeared first on JURIST - News.
Continue reading...
Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.