Matteo de Bellis is a researcher on asylum and migration at Amnesty International. He recently co-authored the report Libya’s Dark Web of Collusion: Abuses Against Europe-bound Refugees and Migrants. He is on Twitter @matteodebellis.   https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/matteo-de-bellis/rss en Crises & Conflicts Laws & Policy Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:30:00 +0000 Matteo de Bellis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/03/27/how-italys-ngo-boat-seizure-exposes-europes-dangerous-policy-at-sea https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/03/27/how-italys-ngo-boat-seizure-exposes-europes-dangerous-policy-at-sea Italy’s seizure of an NGO rescue ship has refocused attention on how Europe outsourced control of the central Mediterranean to the Libyan Coast Guard. Amnesty International’s Matteo de Bellis examines the legal and humanitarian issues at stake.