#The Sea That Became a Grave: How and Why the Mediterranean Keeps Claiming Lives
Written by Janifer Yasmin. She is a writer and researcher interested about migration, displacement, and human stories behind global movements. She is pursuing a Master’s in Migration and Diaspora Studies at IGNOU and runs the blog Stories of Movement, where she explores how borders, policies, and personal journeys intersect. Her work sheds light on the lived realities of migrants and refugees — turning statistics into stories that speak of courage, loss, and hope. “I had to cross the sea because I want to live.” — A survivor speaking in the report In Search of Safe Haven, published by Human Rights at Sea in partnership with SOS Méditerranée, about the dangers of the central Mediterranean route from Libya. Human Rights at Sea Every year, people leave homes, families and futures to board fragile boats across the Mediterranean hoping for safety, work, or a new start. Many make it; too many do not. The sea has become a corridor of desperation — and a place where Europe’s migration pol...