EU sending people to  death with racist policies -LouiseMichel

Louise Michel, an international NGO that  aims to combine sea rescue with the principles of feminism, anti-racism and anti-fascism, solidarity and resistance has accused the EU of sending people to their  deaths with their  racist policies.

The organisation spoke on the backdrop of recent statistics of  migrants who either died or got missing in the Central Mediterranean Sea.

It said: “In the last 3 months, over 383 people have died or gone missing whilst making the deadly journey across the central Mediterranean Sea trying to seek safety in Europe (Source: UNHCR). Many more lives have been lost in undocumented invisible shipwrecks.

“Whilst Europe continues to strengthen its external borders, the EU-supported so-called Libyan Coast Guard (SCLCG) illegally pushed back over 2,738 people to Libya (Source: IOM), an unsafe country as deemed by the Italian high court and many #humanrights organisations.The #EU is sending people to their deaths with their racist policies and the funding of the SCLCG.”

Requesting that Europe’s deadly policies need to change, Louise Michel demands freedom of movement and safe passage for all. “No one should have to risk their lives in search of freedom,” it said.