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Europe must make migration policies more humane

STRASBOURG, 14 April 11 (CoE<)⎯As illustrated by the current crisis in North Africa, Europe needs to establish more humane migration management and improve the treatment reserved for migrants. The European Union and the Council of Europe should co-operate more closely on this, ensuring that any EU policy abides fully by human rights standards”, said today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, in presenting the conclusions of the seminar on the human rights dimensions of migration in Europe organised in Istanbul on 17-18 February.Read more<

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Vatican aide recalls shipwrecked African migrants: Highlights Pope's words at Yad Vashem Memorial

VATICAN CITY, 11 APRIL 2011 (Zenit<)—A Vatican spokesman is remembering in prayer the hundreds of people who died in recent weeks in the Mediterranean Sea while fleeing conflicts in North Africa. Since the unrest and conflict began in various countries of North Africa in February, close to 22,000 migrants, the majority Tunisians, have arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa, reported the Italian interior ministry.Read more<

Aid extremely vulnerable individuals and families<Assist survivors of violence and trauma<Church networking and action<Europe<North America<

UNHCR calls on States to uphold principles of rescue-at-sea and burden sharing

GENEVA, 8 APRIL 2011 (UNHCR<)—In light of the massive loss of life in the Mediterranean this week in a refugee boat capsizing, UNHCR is calling on the European Union (EU) to urgently put into place more reliable and effective mechanisms for rescue-at-sea.Read more<

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Pope deeply moved by death of migrants fleeing Libya

VATICAN CITY, 7 APRIL 2011 (Zenit<)—The tragic death of some 250 migrants fleeing Libya has deeply moved Benedict XVI, a Vatican spokesman said today.

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Africa<Aid extremely vulnerable individuals and families<Assist survivors of violence and trauma<Church networking and action<Europe<Libyan Arab Jamahiriya<

20 bodies recovered as search for migrants continues

6 April 2011 (Times of Malta<)—Twenty bodies have been recovered so far in the Central Mediterranean as the search goes on for up to 130 migrants missing after their boat capsized off Lampedusa.  The Italian Coast Guard said the incident happened during a storm.Read more<

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