The Italian Guarantor for the Rights of Detainees filed a formal complaint with the Rome prosecutor's office to call for verifying "criminally relevant aspects" in the current block on the NGO search-and-rescue vessel Sea Watch 3.
The mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris is promoting a procession of boats to take place on Saturday to reinforce the concept that the Mediterranean is a welcoming place.
German migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3 is headed to the Italian island of Lampedusa with migrants on board, despite the threat of a fine. The Italian government wants the ship to dock in Germany or the Netherlands.
Twenty prominent organizations have published an open letter warning the French government about the condition of migrants held in the country's detention centers, where two people recently committed suicide.
Over 40 rights organizations have written a letter to Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte asking Italy to allow migrant search-and-rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3 to disembark migrants on board. The Dutch-flagged German NGO-run rescue ship has1