TRAVERSEES CLANDESTINES : RAPPORT DU HCR

The events unfolding in Syria, Iraq,
the Central African Republic, South
Sudan and elsewhere, are reminders
that the need for international
protection of refugees is as urgent as
ever. With few opportunities to enter
Europe by regular means, thousands
of people threatened by persecution
and serious human rights violations
in their home countries are taking
dangerous sea routes.
The ever increasing death toll in
the Mediterranean Sea and the
increasing number of refugees and
migrants risking their lives in rickety
boats are a wake up call for joint
European action, based on solidarity,
burden-sharing and protection
to those fleeing persecution and
violence.