The United Nations Security Council (UNSC)has adopted a resolution authorising the
European Union and individual countries to seize migrant-smuggling
vessels on the high seas off Libya for another year.
The resolution, adopted on Thursday Oct 06,2016 by a vote of 14-0 with Venezuela abstaining, stressed that the council's aim is "to disrupt the organized criminal enterprises engaged in migrant smuggling and human trafficking and prevent loss of life."
The resolution authorises the EU and other states to inspect vessels off Libya's coast that they have reasonable grounds to believe are engaged in migrant smuggling provided they make "good faith efforts to obtain the consent" of country whose flag the vessel is flying.
And it authorises the seizure of those confirmed as being used for migrant smuggling.
The UNSC underscored that the resolution "is not intended to undermine the human rights of individuals or prevent them from seeking protection under international human rights law and international refugee law." And it emphasised that "all migrants, including asylum seekers, should be treated with humanity and dignity and that their rights should be fully protected."
The resolution, adopted on Thursday Oct 06,2016 by a vote of 14-0 with Venezuela abstaining, stressed that the council's aim is "to disrupt the organized criminal enterprises engaged in migrant smuggling and human trafficking and prevent loss of life."
The resolution authorises the EU and other states to inspect vessels off Libya's coast that they have reasonable grounds to believe are engaged in migrant smuggling provided they make "good faith efforts to obtain the consent" of country whose flag the vessel is flying.
And it authorises the seizure of those confirmed as being used for migrant smuggling.
The UNSC underscored that the resolution "is not intended to undermine the human rights of individuals or prevent them from seeking protection under international human rights law and international refugee law." And it emphasised that "all migrants, including asylum seekers, should be treated with humanity and dignity and that their rights should be fully protected."
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