A week after dozens of migrants died when their boat capsized a few hundred metres off the Italian coast, humanitarian ships are grappling with a new “code of conduct” for rescues at sea. Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government in January forbade NGOs from carrying out “simultaneous” rescues at sea, even though ships are legally obliged to provide help during emergencies, according to international law.
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<!-- wp:html --><p>A week after dozens of migrants died when their boat capsized a few hundred metres off the Italian coast, humanitarian ships are grappling with a new "code of conduct" for rescues at sea. Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government in January forbade NGOs from carrying out "simultaneous" rescues at sea, even though ships are legally obliged to provide help during emergencies, according to international law. </p><!-- /wp:html -->