17 January 2019
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"Human rights group Amnesty International has described as shameful the decision by several European states to block NGO migrant rescue ships from docking in their ports. The group says Europe's migrant policy is putting lives in danger, both at sea and in Libya, where most of the asylum seekers set out to try to reach Europe. Henry Ridgwell reports from London."
See: Amnesty Slams EU Policy as Migrant Boats Barred From Ports (voanews.com, link)
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