Groups say people are dying of crushing and suffocation as ever-growing numbers are packed into fewer vessels
Refugees are being crammed into boats on French beaches in ever-increasing numbers, human rights groups have said, leading to an increased risk of crushing and suffocation as a result of the UK’s “stop the boats” policy.
A seven-year-old girl is among at least eight people who have died of suffocation on a dinghy in the Channel in less than a year.
Continue reading…Groups say people are dying of crushing and suffocation as ever-growing numbers are packed into fewer vessels Refugees are being crammed into boats on French beaches in ever-increasing numbers, human rights groups have said, leading to an increased risk of crushing and suffocation as a result of the UK’s “stop the boats” policy.A seven-year-old girl is among at least eight people who have died of suffocation on a dinghy in the Channel in less than a year. Continue reading…