Law Quotations

“Governments in South East Asia must act immediately to stop the unfolding humanitarian crisis. It is crucial that countries in the region launch coordinated search and rescue operations to save those at sea – anything less could be a death sentence for thousands of people,”…“It's harrowing to think that hundreds of people are right now drifting in a boat perilously close to dying, without food or water, and without even knowing where they are.”

-    Kate Schuetze, Amnesty International Asia Pacific Researcher.

“I urge the participating governments to ensure that their responses are based on international human rights and refugee law,”...  “This is a complex and multi-dimensional issue requiring a holistic response, which will include stepped-up search and rescue efforts, the timely and safe disembarkation of migrants in distress, and access to appropriate human rights protection safeguards. Dangerous interception practices, including pushing back boats that are trying to land, must be scrupulously avoided.”

-    Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights