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Amnesty International puts 200 body bags on Brighton beach in EU migrant disaster protest
April 22, 2015
Brighton beach was covered in 200 body bags as Amnesty International volunteers raised awareness of the plight of thousands of migrants ahead of emergency EU talks tomorrow.
Local Amnesty members and volunteers zipped themselves into some of the body bags at around 10am, alongside a banner saying #DontLetThemDrown.
Campaigners hope the protest, organised ahead of an EU meeting on the mounting death toll in the Mediterranean seas, will highlight the UK’s “shameful” response to the crisis.
It is quite a dramatic choice for us,” Amnesty spokesperson Harriet Garland said.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/amnesty-international-puts-200-body-bags-on-brighton-beach-in-eu-migrant-disaster-protest-10195049.html