Blaming the Rescuers [electronic resource].

Forensic Architecture Goldsmiths, University of London Forensic Oceanography 2017

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Aiming to deter migrants from crossing the Mediterranean, the EU and its member states pulled back from rescue at sea at the end of 2014, leading to record numbers of deaths. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were forced to deploy their own rescue missions in a desperate attempt to fill this gap and reduce casualties. Today, NGOs are under attack, wrongly accused of ‘colluding with smugglers’, ‘constituting a pull-factor’ and ultimately endangering migrants. This report refutes these accusations through empirical analysis. It is written to avert a looming catastrophe: if NGOs are forced to stop or reduce their operations, many more lives will be lost to the sea.
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Space (Architecture)
Border Security
Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.
Violence

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Forensic Architecture
Forensic Oceanography
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Lorenzo Pezzania
Rossana Padeletti
Richard Limeburner
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Samaneh Moafi
Matteo Menapace
Aimee Matthew-John
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Christina Varvia
Eyal Weizman