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2023
Rights groups seek 'credible' probe into Greece migrant shipwreck that killed hundreds
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) today called for a “credible” probe into a migrant shipwreck off Greece in June in which hundreds died, saying that contrasting accounts by the Greek coastguard and survivors “were extremely concerning”.
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Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) today called for a “credible” probe into a migrant shipwreck off Greece in June in which hundreds died, saying that contrasting accounts by the Greek coastguard and survivors “were extremely concerning”.
The overcrowded fishing trawler said to be carrying between 400-750 people from Pakistan, Syria, and Egypt sank in international waters off Greece on its way to Italy from Libya. Some 104 men survived and authorities recovered only 82 bodies.
Survivors have recounted a doomed attempt by the Greek coast guard to tow the trawler that caused the vessel to capsize, according to interviews and evidence seen by Reuters. The Greek coastguard and government have said no attempt was made to tow the boat and that it overturned when the coastguard was about 70m away.
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