Amnesty International: Europe endangers migrants

Published June 13, 2012 5:31am ET



BRUSSELS (AP) — Amnesty International charges in a new report that European governments care more about reinforcing their borders than saving lives, and that they often endanger migrants by outsourcing security along their boundaries.

The release of the report Wednesday will coincide with the opening of an online public petition urging members of the European Parliament to hold EU national governments and EU institutions accountable for their treatment of migrants.

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