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"politics shouldn't lose humanity"> the policy of Italy should not weigh more than the rights of the people on the boat. Certainly given the bad situations on sea it is crucial that these refugees  are given access to the country and can start a procedure to stay in the EU.
-Tjeerd

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Italy is implementing their own policies that aren't very humanitarian and ignores international human rights conventions. They seem to hold their own domestic law in higher value than international human rights law.

Italy should take into consideration that there are people in a very vulnerable position on that boat, i.e. children and probably women and that they should be helped in all ways possible.

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I agree with you all!  I would also like to mention that Frontex has been accused of breaking human rights laws on migrant boat actions.

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Rights of Children

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If the migrants on the boat were to be on Italian waters then in accordance with international law they should have the right to petition for asylym.

It seems that the law is being followed better
when it comes to the children on the boats, although not all children have been rescued, just the ones with serious health risks.

Enacting local Italian laws for example for fining the migrant boats for entering Italian waters seems to be in conflict the international legal framework, composing of refugee laws for example.

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Italy might get into problems by not offering help to the refugees because they have agreed to international human rights contracts, which is in conflict with their national politics. However, if the refugees are still on the sea they are not on Italian territory yet, so legally Italy is not responsible yet, therefore they do not want them to land on Italy's shores.

The reasoning by the nationalist Italian party (League) for these implementations is based on national security. However, international agreements should be prioritised espesially in this case because it is about global morals that Italy is going against here

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Domestic politics were placed above saving people. As part of politics, laws are enacted to prevent people from being saved.

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Question: Read the article and consider what kind of problems relate to Italy’s conduct.

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Humanitarian help should matter more than internal conflicts.
Also there were lots of children what makes the situation more important.

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People have the right to seek asylum and Italy has made this impossible for some by not letting them dock and even threatening to fine them. They are also applying policies in conflict with some human rights laws and conventions that they have agreed to.

We were also worried that especially the children's rights were in danger.

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This is the news article you are asked to study

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A migrant rescue ship with nearly 150 people on board has docked near an Italian island after a judge in Rome overruled the interior minister Matteo Salvini' s ban on the boat entering the country's waters.

The Open Arms was stranded in the Mediterranean Sea for nearly two weeks after Mr Salvini said the ship should not be allowed to dock.

Since coming to power in June 2018, the head of the far-right League party has made closing Italian ports to rescue boats one of his flagship policies. He also spearheaded a stringent new law which allows ships to be fined up to €1m for illegally entering Italian waters.

But on Wednesday, an administrative court in Rome suspended the ban prohibiting the boat from entering the country's waters "because of the exceptional gravity and urgency of the situation".

The court ruled that the ban violated international laws and called for "immediate assistance to the to the rescued people most in need".

Following the ruling, Mr Salvini issued a fresh decree banning the ship from docking at the island of Lampedusa to disembark the passengers.

But the Italian defence minister Elisabetta Trenta, a member of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, refused to countersign it and said she was "listening to my conscience".

"We can't forget that behind the polemics of these days there are children and youths who suffered violence and every kind of abuse," she said. "Politics can't lose humanity."

The move comes after Mr Salvini pulled the plug on the ruling coalition between his League and the Five Star Movement last week and called for fresh elections.

Meanwhile, Italian RAI state radio said two navy ships are nearby to evacuate the children on board the Open Arms.

Two babies were already evacuated by helicopter from the ship to Malta on Wednesday for health reasons, Proactive Open Arms, the charity which operates the ship said.

In an open letter on Thursday, Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte said that six EU countries had agreed to take in some of the 147 migrants on the ship including France, Germany, Romania, Portugal, Spain and Luxembourg.

While the crisis over the Open Arms continues, another migrant boat has appealed for assistance after being stranded in Italian waters.

The Ocean Viking, a Norwegian ship operated by Doctors Without Borders and SOS Mediterranee, is waiting to find out where it can safely disembark 356 migrants on board. So far, its requests have been denied by both Italy and Malta.

UNICEF has urged for immediate action to ensure the children on board both the Ocean Viking and the Open Arms are rescued.

"It is unconscionable that once again politics have been prioritised over saving the lives of children who are stranded on the Mediterranean Sea," UNICEF regional director Afshan Khan said.

She said that 130 children were on board the two ships and "only 11 of the 103 children aboard the Ocean Viking are accompanied by a parent or guardian."

The UN refugee agency has also urged European governments to step forward and agree to take those stranded on the rescue boats.

Over the last year, just under 4,000 migrants arrived in Italy by sea, according to the International Organisation of Migration.

In comparison more than 13,500 arrived in Spain and nearly 19,000 in Greece over the same period.
Additional reporting by agencies

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Migrant ship with 150 on board arrives near Italian island after judge overrules Salvini's ban

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A migrant rescue ship with nearly 150 people on board has docked near an Italian island after a judge in Rome overruled the interior minister Matteo Salvini' s ban on the boat entering the country's waters. The Open Arms was stranded in the Mediterranean Sea for nearly two weeks after Mr Salvini said the ship should not be allowed to dock.