VALLETTA, Malta — Amnesty International condemned Malta Tuesday for what it described as “illegal tactics” in the Mediterranean against immigrants making the dangerous crossing from North Africa. “The Maltese government has resorted to dangerous and illegal measures for dealing with the arrivals of refugees and migrants at sea,” said Amnesty. That did not however “relieve Malta of the responsibility to indicate a place of safety for the people rescued under its coordination,” Amnesty said. The Amnesty report came as yet another cargo ship carrying 27 rescued migrants was being denied permission to dock, its shipping company said this week. Amnesty’s report is entitled “Waves of impunity: Malta’s violations of the rights of refugees and migrants in the Central Mediterranean.”Read NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 07, 2020 22:31 UTC