Marie Michel of SOS Humanity reported rescuing 68 migrants in distress on May 1st, highlighting the EU's outsourcing of rescue operations to civilian organizations. Since 2014, nearly 32,000 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean, with 500 casualties recorded in 2023 alone. Criticism surrounds EU agreements with Libya and Tunisia, which have seen severe human rights abuses against migrants. Michel's accounts reveal harrowing suffering among survivors, including torture and executions by coastguards, illustrating the dire consequences of these policies.
"We rescued 68 people from two unsuitable boats on the night of May 1st," Marie Michel, a crew member of the sea rescue organization SOS Humanity, reported at a press conference marking the group's 10th anniversary.
The rescue organization's most recent report on the situation in Libya, Tunisia and the Mediterranean also shares the harrowing stories of 64 survivors.
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