Tag: United Nations
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Blocked because of a lie: Civil rescue organisations take legal action against penalties in Italy
Following a new decree, several ships belonging to civilian rescue organisations have been detained in port in Italy. The case of the “Humanity 1” is special because the accusations are false. The German-flagged “Humanity 1” has been moored in the…
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More than 60 dead in boat accident: British merchant ship pushbacks survivors to Libya
According to the United Nations, more than 2,200 people have already drowned in the central Mediterranean this year. The Alarm Phone network criticises a “rescue gap”. At least 61 people drowned in a boat accident off the coast of Libya…
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Humanitarian aid: After Austria and EU, Germany might also stop projects in Palestine
Several politicians are calling for the end of German-Palestinian development cooperation. Following this logic, the Federal Police would also have to be withdrawn from the West Bank and Gaza. After the large-scale attack by the Islamist Hamas on Israel, the…
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EU states against civilian rescue: Ships should meet higher standards
The German Federal Minister of Transport wants to tighten the Ship Safety Ordinance and thus put obstacles in the way of sea rescuers. Behind this is a master plan by an EU group in which three German ministries participate Together…
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Cleaning up the internet: UN plans convention against cybercrime
A new convention for the prosecution of online crimes is to include the “spreading of false information” if this could trigger “social unrest”. States are therefore to make provisions to be able to uniformly prosecute calls for “subversive or armed…