Libya: Amnesty International comment on Council of Europe report on Libya migrants boat deaths

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ADVISORY AI Index: MDE 19/006/2012 Date: 29 March 2012 Amnesty International comment on Council of Europe report on Libya migrants boat deaths Amnesty International specialists in Brussels and London are available for interview on the damning report issued today by a Council of Europe Parliamentary Committee into the deaths at sea of 63 migrants and asylum-seekers fleei [...] The report suggests that NATO and some European countries may have failed to take actions which could have vented the deaths. [...] In reaction to the report, Nicolas Beger, Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office said: “This report makes clear in shocking detail that the deaths of these men, women and children could have been prevented at many stages.” “All parties involved in this tragic incident must co-operate fully with this investigation. [...] Whoever is responsible must be held to account.” “This damning report must pave the way to a more effective search and rescue system. [...] While officials quibble over who’s responsible for search and rescue, we’re wasting precious time and more people’s lives are being jeopardized.”.