Parliament Medal of Honor goes to migrant rescue representatives
Òscar Camps and Carola Rackete of NGOs Proactiva Open Arms and Sea Watch receive chamber's annual distinction ahead of National Day celebrations
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Criminalizing rescue ships is 'repressing civil society,' say human rights organizations
The European Council for Refugees and EuroMed Rights warn that blocking the ships goes "against the rule of law"
Parliament awards migrant rescuing champions Rackete and Camps
“They are two fighters for human rights,” says chamber head after announcing consensus to grant them Gold Medal
Spain threatens migrant rescue NGO with €900k fine
Proactiva Open Arms risks huge penalties if it defies ban on saving refugees in Mediterranean
Catalan government offers ports to welcome 49 refugees at sea for weeks
The people rescued by the Sea-Watch and Sea-Eye ships weren’t allowed to disembark in Italy or Malta and have been at sea for two weeks
Open Arms, Mediterranea, and Sea-Watch join forces as ‘single humanitarian fleet’
The rescue NGOs call on cities, organizations, and citizens to step up “against the unjust and inhumane policies of Europe”