They ask Spain asylum of 31 migrant children stranded on the ship with open arms

The captain of the Spanish humanitarian ship Open Arms organization, Marc Reig, asked Monday at the Spanish embbady of provide asylum to the 31 boys rescued a few days ago in the central Mediterranean and Designate a port for your transfer.

Reig asked the embbady to treat the procedure urgently,given the uncertainty situation in which is the ship, which remains in international waters "and which" meets the requirements to be recognized as a refugee ", states the text of the captain, which he accepted EFE.

The request addressed to Spain is that this State define its jurisdiction "in response to the special circumstances that apply in this case, order the corresponding authority to: organize your urgent treatment, including the transfer of minors "to the place authorized for this purpose.

A few hours before the broadcast of this note, the legal coordinator of the Spanish Open Arms NGO, Jaime Rodrigo de Larrucea, had announced the intention of the ship to apply for asylum for minors rescued at the embbadies of Spain in Italy or Malta.

The boat is on the high seas with 151 immigrants – including 31 minors – saved in three operations In recent days, waiting for permission to land in a safe harbor, which Italy and Malta have rejected so far.

If the blockade continues, said De Larrucea, the ship plans to arrive in Italy, as the ship with migrants from the German NGO Sea Watch did two months ago. "We would end up in jail or elsewhere, knowing that the Italian judges they will leave us free because legality belongs to us, not that of the states, "he argued.

Last Friday, we knew that the actor Richard Gere, who has a historical activism for human rights, he helped the people stranded on the ship and brought them food.

The migration crisis is becoming more complex. The International Organization for Migration reports that 39,289 migrants and refugees arrived in various countries by sea this year until August 4. 34% less than during the same period in 2018. In addition, the entity pointed out that an additional 840 people have died so far in 2019 during various trips around the Mediterranean Sea, from North Africa to Europe.