In a letter addressed to Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, published on Monday, Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, urges the Maltese government to fully meet its obligations towards migrants, including asylum seekers and refugees, who cross the Mediterranean in an attempt to reach Europe. She also calls on it to “investigate and address all credible allegations of delay or non-response” to “any situation of distress at sea”.
Noting that “Libya...