"Thirteen European search-and-rescue NGOs have formed a new alliance, the "Justice Fleet," and announced they will no longer communicate with Libya's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Tripoli. In a joint statement, the groups accused the JRCC of enabling returns to Libya, where refugees reportedly face grave human rights abuses, rather than improving rescue coordination. Supported by the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Refugees in Libya, the alliance brings together organizations from Germany, France, Italy, and Spain."
""We have never recognised these actors as a legitimate rescue authority they are part of a violent regime enabled by the European Union," Ina Friebe, spokesperson of CompassCollective said. "Ending all operational communication with the so-called Libyan Rescue Coordination Center is both a legal and moral necessity a clear line against European complicity in crimes against humanity.""
"The NGOs argue JRCC Tripoli "cannot be regarded as a competent authority," as they cited its lack of constant availability, limited language capacity, and inadequate technical infrastructure to coordinate maritime rescues."
Thirteen European search-and-rescue NGOs formed the "Justice Fleet" and stopped communication with Libya's Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Tripoli. The alliance alleges the JRCC enables interceptions and returns of refugees to Libyan detention facilities where widespread abuse, including torture, sexual violence, and forced labor, occurs. The group is supported by the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Refugees in Libya and includes organizations from Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. The NGOs contend the JRCC lacks constant availability, language capacity, and technical infrastructure and operates as a decentralised network linked to armed actors. European courts and UN bodies have recognised such abuses as amounting to crimes against humanity.
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