hardly anything is produced in eritrea itself. the raw materials for the state-run brewery are imported. officially, the brewery operates around the clock, despite shortages of water and electricity. we notice that it's mainly older men who work here men who by our standards would have retired long ago. the brewery manager explains to me the absence of young workers. >> because the young are not very much attracted to join us because of the salary. our salaries are not quite attractive. in the maltery we have younger people there, because we have a better salary scale there. mostly we have elderly workers and they are the most disciplined. >> there's quite a different average age at the dolce vita shirt factory, the only private factory in eritrea. more than 500 people work in the italian-run plant. they earn more than the country's average wage. manager pietro zambaiti is well aware of the migration problem. employees are constantly leaving. he wants to try to keep them by providing better wages and social benefits. but he unders

it is obviously because we are not safe in eritrea. >> eritrea an east african nation struggling witherty and oppression is just one major source of migrants arriving in europe. others from syria libya and subsaharan africa, forced to make a perilous journey or face parisian cushion in their native lands, even though they are destine today other parts of the world most wiped up in one place, italy. >> most of us, we don't have intention to his stay here. like i want to go to the u.k. and some of my other friends they want to go to germany holland, norway. so if they stay here, that means that they are not going to be able to go outside. >> europe may be on the frontline, but it's not alone. malaysia is also dealing with a catastrophic migration crisis. many of the immigrants are muslims trying to escape religious persecution in myanmar. others from bang los angeles deck are looking for work in malaysia. smugglers using the jungles of high ty land as a super highway for human trafficking. hundreds if not thousands of victims landing in unmarked graves as the malaysian government tries

. >> as a massive rescue operation is happening in the are mediterranean migrants mostly from eritrea brought to shore on augusta on the southern island of sicily. 126 children also on board. further north on calabria, newborn babies and a number of pregnant women and children were among 700 migrants brought to shore. an eu-wide class action. correspondent stefanie dekker is at the italian port. >> they approached the port in silence. silhouettes in the dark sky. the boat has just docked and it's quite a powerful moment as the migrants stand silently, as the boat has just come to shore. many of them of course with incredibly difficult stories to tell. they've risked a lot to get here. many won't know where they're going from here but certainly this one of the first time had they will have felt safe in a very long time. almost 900 people were on board after being rescued on saturday, they finally docked in sicily in the early hours of monday morning. >> they never stopped so we talk about factorial emergency we know there isn't really a sudden emergency but we know it's a chronic condi

eu officials say they have prioritized refugees from syria and eritrea because many of them need to be protected from nflict, opprsionr vert to win appr f the proposal at a summit next mo but it may be difficult as many member countries are opposed to forced acceptance of refugees. u.n. secretary ban ki-moon has welcomed the eu plan. he says it's a step in the right direction. >> their priority should be giving to life saving and strengthening search and rescue. >> but ban is less enthusiastic for a european proposal to deroy smuggler's boats. it would be part of a crackdown on human traffickers targeting migrants. it might take away one of the only means that migrants have to escape. >>> britain's queen elizabeth ii says that the public should be asked if they would like to stay part of the eu. she laid out her plans to the parliament. she delivered a speech written by david cameron's government. one of the main focuses is how to deal with their current eu membership. >> early legislation will be introduced to provide for an referendum on membership of the european union behave the en

we spoke to a young woman from eritrea that we had met in misrata. she is in italy. it's the first baby steps into this new life. at the moment she is pleased that she is safe. it's a moment she's been longing for. the chance for a new life away from the turmoil she was born into. her journey started across the sea, 4,000km away in eritrea, it took her nearly three years to reach the shores of europe. it's a world away from where we met in misrata's detention center. she is the girl in orange tension and silent. there were no smiles at the time. >> the prison was awful. we knew nothing. where we were for how long. i was thinking all the time what will i do where will i go how. i thought it was the end. the day you came to visit. we were happy, we were hoping you could get us out. next day they took us to tripoli, they put us in a building. we were not allowed out. when we got the money we paid the sea smuggler $2,000 and he paid the guys at the prison. and we left. first, we walked in the sea. the water was up to my chest. then we cotton a small boat and reached a bi

at the moment we're talking about a figure of 40,000 migrants from syria, and eritrea, which the e.u.ping to redistribute out there member states over the next two years. there are also plans as well to offer refuge to another 20,000 individuals who at the moment are outside of the e.u. but the united nations refugee agency have identified as being in need of protection. however, some aid agencies have said this is still a minuscule number when you bare in mind that from the conflict in syria alone there have been millions of refugees who are in particularly in neighboring countries like turkey jordan and lebanon. and they think the european union, these rich western countries should be stepping up to the mark and taking on more responsibility. >>> the italian government says it will convert abandoned buildings into holding centers. that has angered some italians who say the buildings should be used to help italy's holeless. humidity humidity has more. >> reporter: they keep arriving in italy on a daily basis. migrants who dream of a new live in europe. to reach this point they have p

we met a young woman from eritrea. it took her three years to make it here from the moment she left her hometown, three years during which she had to work and then move on again and then go through desserts and risked her life also in the territory in war zones and finally she arrived here. this is her story. >> it's a moment she's been longing for the chance for a new life away from the at her million she was born into. her journey started across the sea, 4,000 kilometers away in eritrea. it took her nearly three years to reach the shores of europe. it's a world away from where we first met in ms. rat at a's detention center in libya. it was a few weeks ago. she is the girl at the back in white and orange, tense and silent. there were no smiles at the time. >> the prison was awful. we knew nothing. where we were for how long, i was thinking all the time what will i do, where will i go, how? i thought it was the end. >> the day you came to visit, we were happy. we were hoping you could get us out, but next day they too

this is her story. >> her journey started across the sea 4,000 kilometers away in eritrea. it took salaam nearly three years to reach the shores of europe. it is a world away from where we first met back in libya. it was a few weeks ago. salaam is the girl at the back in white and orange tense and silent there. there were no smiles at the time. >> translator: the prison was awful. we knew nothing. where we were for how long. i was thinking, all the time, what will i do? where will i go? how? i thought it was the end. the day you came to visit we were happy we were hoping you could get us out. but next day e they took us to tripoli. they put us in a building. we were not allowed out until we paid. when we got the money we paid the sea smuggler $2,000 and he paid the guys at the prison and we left. first we walked in the sea. the water was up to my chest. then we got on a small boat. and then we reached the big boat. owners. >> translator: on her third day in italy by coincidence or perhaps by fate, we meet again on the sidewalk beside the reception center for newly arrived m

all from eritrea, though know the implications of being fingerprinted by the italian police. >> most of us do not have intentions to stay here. like some - like i want to go to the u.k. some other friend want to go to germany, holland, norway. if they stay here they are not going to be able to go outside. >> if they take the fingerprints. >> yes. that's why they don't want to do it. >> there's cases where refugees arrived in a country of choice and have been sent back to italy because they've been fingerprinted hear. eritreans and others have refused to give their prints all to do with the european migration law, which is randomly enforced. it's called double regulation, and deals with who responsible. under the regulation it should be the migrant's first port of landing. italy is struggling to process claims of tens of thousands. there has been more than 160 thousand claims since 2011 and 64,000 last year. it means that those that arrive and want to stay can wait around a year for their application to be processed. >> it can double in regulation, it is completely outdated. the three

>> the european union are asked to stay in 40,000 migrants over the years many are from syria and eritrea. the european union commission said the proposal is to relocate migrants fairly across the 28-member block. >> there is no proposal to relegate irregular migrants across the european union. we do not propose the fixing of quotas. it is a word we don't like. and we have never used. all this is about ensuring solidarity but it is up to each member stay to decide on how many persons they will grant refugee status. >> malaysia says they have arrested 12 policemen over the years connected with human trafficking. not sure whether they are connected with the graphies between malaysia and thailand. more than 130 graves have been found in abandoned camps. most are believed to contain the remains of rohingya, fleeing persecution in myanmar. >> the country's treatment of rohingya muslims the country has been asked to grant more rights to the rohingya. >>> which bywell by the end of this month, the rohingya will face even more persecution in myanmar. the ethnic minority is not recognized in moirn

we are next to eritrea, in the continent. currently we have around 17 journalists. the government says they are not journalists, it includes six bloggers and three journalists arrested last year. that brings in the number of those associate with different newspapers private and independent neurals, that brings the number to 17. that is the largest next to eritrea. >> what do you think people are voting for in these elections. if you can put those aside, the country economically is doing pretty well. >> it is doing pretty well. that's one of the strongest points that the government is holding for open party members. people are - you would see there were a lot of indifferent systems during the election in 2010. people have given up after what has happened in 2005. but this election it's a bit different. we see a good turn in the registration to the election, and a good turn out of people turned out to attend opposition party members and rallies, and the government strong hold. it is said to be unshakeable. i think people are realising that the only way probably to exc

her journey started four kilometers away in eritrea. it's a world away from where we first met in misrata's detention center in libya. salam is the girl in orange tense and silent. >> translator: the prison was all of, we knew nothing i was thinking all the time, what will i do, where will i go and how. this was the end. day came, we were happy and hoping you could get us out of here. they took us to tripoli. we weren't allowed out until we paid. he paid the guys at the prison and we left. first we walked into the sea. the water was up to my chest. we got to a small boat and then we reached the big boat. >> reporter: on her third day in italy by coincidence or perhaps by fate we meet again on the sidewalk, near the reception center. now travel companions, they met on the journey in the sahara desert. she is seven months pregnant. her final destination is holland. she says some are still eld in held in tripoli. they don't have the money for bribe or to make the sea crossing. soon she will be on the move again. she wants to meet her cousi

we met a young girl from eritrea. she was in jail, made it across the mediterranean and this is her story. >> it's a moment she's been longing for the chance for a new life away from the turmoil she was born into. her journey started across the sea. 4,000 kilometers away in eritrea. it took her nearly three years to reach the shores of europe. it's a world away from where we first met in the detention center in libya. it was a few weeks ago. she is the girl at the back in white and orange, tense and silent. there were no smiles at the time. >> the prison was awful. i was thinking all the time, what will i do, where will i go, how? i thought it was the end. >> the day you came to visit we were happy. we thought you would get us out. the next day they took is to tripoli. we were not allowed out until we paid. we paid the sea smuggler $2,000 and he paid the guys at the prison and we left. first, we walked in the sea. the water was up to my chest. then we got on a small boat and then we reached the big boat. >> on her thi

the migrants are from syria and eritrea and have landed in greece and italy. many are making the journey to try to find a new life in europe. now the italian government says it will house some migrants in buildings. some say those buildings should be used to help italy's homeless. we have more from rome. >> they keep arriving in italy on a daily basis migrants who dream of a new life in europe for themselves and their families back home. they have put their lives at risk to reach this point. from eritrea to sudan to libya this man was detained for several months. >> it was dangerous. my parents sold everything for me to be free and come here. they transferred the money and i was taken to a beach and we left. it was raining. water was coming in from everywhere. we were about to drown, we were saved by the germans. i was so happy to see them. >> his rescue was part of operation it true to know, a joint e.u. surveillance mission initiated at the end of last year aimed at controlling the migration at sea. holding centers like this one could just become permanent h

most of them from somalia and eritrea. defense ministers from five european countries have to stop the flow of migrants from north africa. meanwhile, rah acres ra rahim rebashi is cms just a warning some of the are images are disturbing. >> some call the crossing of the mediterranean the journey of death, still thousands and thousands are willing to take the chance. he tells me there was people were shouting and people fell into the water. he doesn't know what happened next, he was thinking of himself. he was rescued by the libyan coast guard. often, the people fall in the sea and they float back to libya. he is an ambulance driver, he sees all kinds of wounds snrp it is horrifying. therethere is a horrible smell some were eaten by fish, others bloated and dissolved by salt. they find the corpses and bring them back. >> reporter: look at how they keep the fridge closed, it is not cold enough, the smell of rotting bodies is overwhelming. nobody knows for how long they have been floating in the sea before they are washed ash

. >> reporter: her journey started across the sea 4,000 kilometers away in eritrea. it took her nearly three years to reach her location. a few weeks ago we met there were no smiles at the time. >> translator: the prison was awful. we knew knowing where we were for how long. i was thinking all the time, what will i do, what will i do? how? i thought it was the end. the day you came to visit we were happy we were hoping you could get us out. but the next day they took us to tripoli, they put us in a building and we weren't allowed out until we paid. he paid the guys in the prison and we left. first we walked out into the sea, the water was to my chest we got on a big boat and then reached the big boat. on third day in italy perhaps coincidence or fate, we meet again, alongside a sefntion reception center for newly arrived migrants. the travel companions gave each other courage then and are now making their baby steps in europe together. she is seven months pregnant. her final destination is holland. but she says some are still held in tripoli. they don't have the mone

eritrea and iran, 16, syria a deadly place to be a journalist makes the list 12 journalists held in itsls. egypt, witnessing a crackdown in 2013 had 11 journalists in its prisons. joining us from new york is joel simon, the executive director at the committee to protect journalists. good to have you with us. the when you look at the number numbers killed wound the imprisoned, they suggest existing international laws or treaties to protect journalists that they are not working, is it time for new international measures to ensure the safety of the journalists? >> i think anything we can do to focus global attention on the prab is welcome. but the -- problem is welcome, but the real issue is national governments not meeting commitments to uphold justice. 90% of journalist killed are killed with impunity. this is a part on government to bring justice. >> we in al jazeera nose what it means to have journalists sacrifice their freedom, we have two facing charges in egypt. what can journalists themselves can do when governments are failing to uphold the laws and rite of journalists. >> well in

and eritrea, outmigration is enormous. and then there are african s from all over the continent and other refugees from all over the world. >> many of them might seek to come to north america. >> in four years of war, the u.s. has issued 600 vee is is visas for -- >> only 600? >> 600. they say they're going to increase that number but there are still obstacles in the way of people seeking new life and new shelter to get to this country. >> is there a feeling that the united states is doing everything it can? after all we know there's a situation in syria that is dire for so many of these people. is the united states doing everything it can? >> i think that's the question we asked u.s. ambassador robert ford. there hasn't been a u.s. years. there are many divisions, there are many actors in syria many patron states with individual armies. the united states is about to train another one, and as ambassador ford says, that is waters. >> there is a serious concern that u.s. authorities have about freely opening the gates. after

so if you ask why did you take that risk, it is obviously because we were not safe in eritrea >>> migrants say they'll continue to make the dangerous journeys. any decision europe makes will need to take that into consideration. >>> stay with us there's a lot more coming up after the [baseball crowd noise] ♪ ♪ [x1 chime] ♪ ♪ [crowd cheers] oh! i can't believe it! [cheering] hi, grandma! ♪ >>> hello, the top stories - the u.n. security council is calling on ban ki-moon to convene peace talks on yemen as a ceasefire takes effect. saudi arabia proposed the 5-day truce to allow in humanitarian aid. fighting intensified in the calais mun mountain range between hezbollah and fighter groups. hezbollah is pushing on three fronts north-west of the capital. they are using guerilla warfare tactics. >> gunmen links toed taliban killed 43 bus passengers in karachi, the victims belonging to a community who follow a branch of shia islam. >>> let's get more on burundi. we are hearing reports that the president has been removed by the military. we'll talk to our man malcolm webb. what is going on there. >>

defense -- eritrea. defense ministers are due to met for talks to stop human trafficking and the flow of migrants. mean while libya's ambassador aims to tackle the crisis but says it has been left out of crucial discussions. many have departed the area and have died at see. some of the images in this report are disturbing. >> reporter: some call the crossing of the mediterranean the journey of death, still thousands and thousands are willing to take their chance. he says there was chaos, people shouted. the boat capsized, people fell into the water. he doesn't know what happened next, he was thinking of himself. he was rescued by the libyan coast guard. there were bodies at sea. this map has never seen anything like it. he is the driver of misrata's only refrigerated ambulance, he transported dead fighters and saw all sorts of wounds. >> translation: it's horrifying. there's a terrible smell. the bodies were in the water for 20 or 30 days, some were eaten by the fish, some bloated by the sun. others are

it is obviously because we're not safe in eritrea. >> reporter: migrants say they will continue to make dangerous journeys. any decision europe makes will need to take that into consideration. >> reporter: thousands of protesters are on the streets of burundi's capitol today celebrating after the military said that the president has been removed from power. but a government advisor dismissed that insisting the president is still in charge. demonstrators have been on the streets for weeks since the president announced his intention to run for a third term. >>> kim ki-jong has reportedly executed his defense chief. he official was killed with an anti aircraft gun. harry fawcett has more. >> reporter: was this the moment that the defense minister sealed his fate? he dozed off during this military meeting at the end of april, and he was executed days later. he was killed for treason, he said to have shown dissatisfaction request kim ki-jong's leadership, and failed out carry out his instructions. >> translator: our government sees such executions as a way to create a fearful atmosphere so i

her journey started across the sea, 4,000km away in eritrea, it took her nearly three years to reach the shores of europe. it's a world away from where we met in misrata's detention center. that was back in libya, it was a few weeks ago. she is the girl at the back in white and orange, tense and silent. there were no smiles at the time. >> the prison was awful. we knew nothing. where we were for how long. i was thinking all the time, what will i do, where will i go, how. i thought it was the end. the day you came to visit. we were happy, we were hoping you could get us out. next day they took us to tripoli, they put us in a building. we were not allowed out. we were not allowed out until we paid. when we got the money we paid the sea smuggler $2,000, and he paid the guys at the prison. and we left. first, we walked in the sea. the water was up to my chest. then we got on a small boat and reached a big boat >>> on her third day in italy, by coincidence or fate, we meet again, by a sidewalk in front of a detention center for newly arrived migrants. with her, some other girls held in mi

is helping those from syria, eritrea, or somalia, but these people are west africans and registered asc migrants. that makes it difficult for them to claim asylum. >> our country is no good. we are from ghana. there's no work. that's where it is. that's why we need help. >> reporter: tunisia is no longer an escape route for migrants because their borders are securer. but they are worried that lawlessness and fighting in libya will send more people out to sea. these fishermen are concerned too. they are trying to make a living but often end up rescuing boats in trouble. >> translator: each trip costs $5,000 but we have to stop our fishing and return to shore with lost souls. >> reporter: the european union wants to tackle the problem of migration at source mainly in africa. it plans to target the smuggling rings south of year in the desert. a controversial idea is to try to persuade transit countries like morocco, egypt and tunisia, to help register and process people. tunisia red crescent is one of the few organizations helping. >> translator: it can work but there are limits. there is

we head to eritrea.

this man came from eritrea to sudan to libya where he was detained for several months. >> translator:was dangerous. my parents sold everything for me to be freed and come here. they transferred the money and then i was taken to a beach and we left. it was a zodiac it was raining, water was coming in from everywhere. we were about to drown. we were saved by the germans. i was so happy to see them. >> reporter: his rescue was part of operation troton. but for most migrants italy is yet another transit point on their way to northern europe where they think there are more job opportunities. many here in italy fear that under the current atmosphere across europe, and with the tightening of the borders, holding centers like this one could become permanent homes. authorities have had to relocate migrants across the country wherever there is an empty building. police have recently confiscated this one from the mafia, it will soon open its doors to the newcomers, an abandoned school is also being refurbished. it's on the outskirts of rome. people living here fear the sudden arrival of large nu

most of them from syria or eritrea. without a residency permit, they cannot work. they are left with no choice but to wait it out. most people do not want to appear on camera. finally, a soldier who deserted from the eritrean army agrees to show us around. >> first off, we have to be accepted by the capital. then, we have to get education. >> as the residence manager, amy is never short of things to do. she's employed by a private company, not by local authorities. her employer operates accommodation centers for asylum-seekers all over sweden. a qualified nurse as well as a local, she's had to be doing meaning all work. >> as long as we can look after them and offer a tolerable life, they are more than welcome, but it would be that of so many came that they fell under the radar and no one cared for them. right now, the situation is good. we can provide accommodation and everything else. >> he drives a school bus in the region and every week takes residence to a village. most of them cannot afford public transportation. today's destination is a church-run store. it

it's believed he suffocated in a fishing boat carrying 290 people from eritrea. 10,000 have been rescued from the mediterranean sea in recent weeks. many of the migrant boats leave from ports in syria the foreign minister asked for help to stop the flow. >> europe matters to us just like libya matters to us. in the end, libya is not a security guard for europe. this does not mean that we don't carry out responsibility, we do the evidence of that is in more than 16,000 migrants in detention centers. they cost us huge suls of money, we are -- sums of money, we are in need of that money. >> president obama is promising economic and security assistance to tunisia. obama made the announcement after meeting the president in washington. a white house correspondent patty culhane has more. >> this is how obama administration shows a country respect - a personal visit with the u.s. president. the% let in to see it. u.s. president obama made it clear why he invited the president. >> it is important to recognise the place where the arab spring began, is the place where we ha

most were from somalia and eritrea. more than 400 migrants have been rescued since friday. defense ministers from five european union countries are due to meet for talks to stop human trafficking and the flow of migrants from north africa. >> libya's ambassador to the u.n. rejected a u.n. plan to tackle the migrant crisis, saying libya's been left out of crucial discussions. thousands from the middle east and africa are departing from libya's shores for europe. many of them are dying at sea. in this report, some of these images may be disturbing. >> some call the crossing of the mediterranean the journey of death. still thousands are willing to take their chance. he tells me there was chaos, people were shouting, the boat capsized and people fell into the water. he doesn't know what happened next. he was thinking of himself. he was rescued by the libyan coast guard. often, dead bodies are forgotten at sea and float back to libya. he said he has never seen anything like it. he's the driver of the only refrigerated ambulance. he has transported dead fighters and seen all sort

the greatest number were from eritrea, many were from syrian and sub-saharan countries. >>> for many west african families sending a child to reach a beater life. richard hart from senegal has the story of one teenager. >> reporter: this boy worked here since he was 10, learning to be a mechanic without pay. the hours are long, and without work. in a few years hopefully he'll get a job for a small wage. like most 16-year-olds, he wants more from life. so does his family. his mother sold all their belongings to pay for a journey to italy. the visa to european countries cost $100. they are rarely given to africans. she paid $3,000 for smugglers to organise the trip. one spare t-shirt, jeans and the flip-flops he is wearing is all he'll carry, travelling thousands of kilometres through the desert and sea. his father gives abdu his final words of advice. "throw your passport into the sea. who you are doesn't matter in europe. you are there to work, have faith in god, we love you." >> no one send their son like this. we have nothing, not enough to eat, not enough work. abdu is what i have

his journey took him from eritrea to sudan to libya where he was detain today several months. >> translator: it was dangerous my parents sold everything for me to be freed and come here. they transferred the money and then i was taken to a beach and we left. it was raining water was coming in from everywhere. we were about to drowned, we were saved by the germans being i was so happy to see them. >> reporter: his rescue was part of operation triton. a joints e.u. surveillance mission initiated last year patrolling the mediterranean sea. but for most migrants, italy is yet another transit point on their way to northern europe where they think there are more job opportunities. now, many here in italy fear that under the current atmosphere, across europe and with the tightening of the borders, holding centers like this one could just become permanent homes. italy has so far borne the brunt of migrants, they have the been relocated across country whenever there is an empty building. they have recently confiscated this one from the mafia, it will soon open their doors to the newcomers. an abando

all from eritrea they know the implications of being fingerprinted by the italian police. >> because don't have intentions to stay here, like some -- like i want to go to the u.k. and, some of my other friends want to go to germany, holland nor norway f they stay here that means they won't be able to go outside. >> reporter: if they take their fingerprints? >> yes, that's why they don't want do it the. >> reporter: there have been case where his refugees have arrived in their country of choice and have been sent back to italy because they were fingerprinted here. we are told air try ans and syrians are often allowed to refuse but there has also been cases where migrants are forced to give their prints. it all has do with the european migration law that is randomly enforced at bell. it's called the dublin regulation and deals with who is responsible for pro tessing a migrant's a sigh lamb application, under the regulation, it should be the migrant's first port of landing. italy is struggling to process the claims. there have been more than 160,000 asylum claims sense 2011 and more tha

they've come from eritrea, sudan and morocco. rescue is noisy, frightening fraught >> calm down. >> reporter: there is exhaustion and euphoria. daylight and another boat packed with people- italy and france have carried out 17 rescue missions in two days-- as people smugglers capitalize on calm seas among 4,000 people rescued there were a number of pregnant women-- gingerly coming ashore in lampedusa. some made it onto european soil in bare feet. a few of the men spoke about what they've been through. >> my mother died, father died alone in the world - different to explain. >> in libya we were beaten and humiliated. we were on the beach 24 hours without eating. we were so scared we would die at sea. we were really happy when we were rescued. >> sreenivasan: the number of people dying before they make it has soared. in the first four months of last year 96 people died trying to cross the sea. already this year at least 1750 people have lost their lives. and the international organization for migration has warned 30,000 people coul

their own with their parents are desperately trying to reach the safety and sanctuary coming from eritrea and somalia and taking years to make shjourney crossing deserts before on foot. lots of children are drying from dehydration in the desert and then have to make it through libya, where the security situation is dangerous for children. the brutality they report is absolutely par rowing and risk their lives to cross the sea to get to europe. >> are you getting the sense they know this, the families of this children know the risks and yet wherever they are coming from syria or eritrea that is how desperate the situation is. >> absolutely, they know the risk involved. in fact, many of them may have been in refugee camps for years and they may have extended family members that have tried and failed to make the journey. they know what they're getting into. they know they're gambling with their lives. at home there are worser odds. in syria a father knew he was risking his children's lives bringing them on the boat crossing but he thought what chance is there in syria where every day he goes

i would not be here if i were not in a position to fleet my country, eritrea, for many years without the help of traffickers who were not interested in co making money but helping people get out of hell. we have to think of these issues as well. what do we need to do? do we need eu protectorate? do we need transferring agencies to tackle the issue in the african continent? i doubt. you cannot transfer democratic agencies. the whole infrastructure you have to guarantee protection and asylum and all of the things around that issue. somewhere else there is a failed state parties structures. because you need the democratic structure of the country and society to tackle these issues. melinda: i want to come back to that shortly. alan posener you did say that trafficking is not the cause, it is a symptom. you mentioned the essential breakdown of libya. what do you think the eu should do about libya? a protectorate? does that sound feasible? mr. posener: it is doable. have just come back from kosovo. it has been an eu protectorate and formerly the u.n. protectorate. we have created order. t

. >> filled with people predominantly from eritrea 369 people crammed onto a boat of about 12 meters, that boat would normally take maybe 20, 20 plus fishermen and in this case had 369 people crammed in. both on top and underneath. so people were crammed in a very small compartment. basically up against an engine in oil in petrol and fumes in all sorts of ways. not only were the conditions very poor, of course the vessel was precariously overloaded. so when we arrived we had to move swiftly to remove people and bring them to our vessel the phoenix. we tended to their basic needs the medical team gave medical assessment to all those in need. we provided food and water and blankets and clothes for those who need it and people are just relaxing after a very arduous journey. many people have spend months in libya in very precarious conditions. even though our boat is relatively full people are so grateful for what they consider very comfortable conditions compared to what they've been through in libya where they've had barely any food, been packed into detention centers with no hygiene fa

migrants seeking shelter have moved into tents in the heart of paris. 500 mostly from sudan air air eritrea. two charity groups are preparing a ship to carry out a six month search and rescue operation. doctors without borders and migrant aid station sai a oshep called the phoenix saved over 3,000 last year. over 1800 are believed to have died crossing the mediterranean. >> leave for fish but encountering more, dead bodies and even hijackers. al jazeera's charlie angela angela has more. >> others haunted by what they've seen. pietro russo fished the waters for 38 years he's pulled more than a thousand migrants live from the sea and a number more dead. >> you get a lump in your throat because you already know what you're going to see. we want to save everybody but sometimes rough seas make it impossible. you feel sick when you can't save them. >> boats like these are regularly called upon to rescue. emergency meeting the european union promised to send more boats immediately but that was more than a week ago and only one has arrived. this is how many fish, are caught after ten days. it's a m

is helping those from syria, eritrea or somalia, for people being sheltered are west africans.istered as migrants. that makes it difficult to slam asylum. >> our country is no good. people from ghana have no work. that's what it is. we need help. >> reporter: tunisia is no longer an escape group for migrants that's because itsdz borders are securer, and coast guard vessels patrol the waters but they are worried that lawlessness and fighting in libya will send more people out to sea. these fishermen are concerned too. they often end up rescuing boats in trouble. >> translator: each trip costs $5,000 but we have to stop our fishing and return to shore with lost souls. >> reporter: the european union wants to tackle the problem of migration at source mainly in africa. it plans to target the smuggling rings south of here in the -- sahara desert. they are trying to help register and process people. this is one of the few organization helping. it says europe can't outsource its problem. >> translator: it can work but there are limits. there is high unemployment here and most of these

resolve problems, crises brewing for years, syrian uprising, the situation in somalia, the situation in eritrea where everyone has to do open-ended military service. these are problems eu ministers by themselves cannot resolve. errol. >> it is unfortunate to see the politicization of such a big and complex issue. there is no one simple quick fix. our ben wedeman live for us in rome this morning. ben, thanks. >> we will take a very quick break right now. still to come the fbi will look closely at the windshield of an amtrak train that derailed last week. killing eight people. the latest on the investigation that's coming up. s >>> you are watching "cnn newsroom." thank you for staying with us. i'm errol barnett. >> i'm rosemary church. we want to check the headlines. isis forces have taken over the key iraqi city of ramadi. it fell after days of brutal fighting. ramadi is the capital of iraq's vast anbar province and was one of the last cities in the province still under government control. iraqi authorities have vowed to retake the city. >> a five-day humanitarian cease-fire in yemen is over. t