NORWEGIAN NOBEL COMMITTEE: NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2018 TO “THE RIGHTEOUS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA”

An international group of citizens in Parma (Italy) start up the Committee for the nomination to the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 " THE RIGHTEOUS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA ‐ FOR THE HUMANITARIAN MARINE RESCUE OF MIGRANTS ", for the joint candidature of 66 subjects from 19 different nations: non‐governmental organizations and other worthy persons, which have continuously activated, during the “ Refugees crisis ”, maritime rescue means along the migratory routes of the Central Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea , to provide a humanitarian response to the protection of the lives of migrants, motivated by the universal principle that every person in danger at sea must be rescued and treated with dignity.

The Committee intends to honor the humanitarian effort of a network of solidarity made up of people who have not hesitated to help and save thousands of refugees and who have been in the last few years providing relief and first reception in often prohibitive sea conditions: fishermen, volunteers, artists, seamen, doctors, lifeguards, nurses, pilots, shipmasters, rescuers have opened their hearts to save refugee children, men and women fleeing war and terror. People who do not let the sea decide on the fate of the refugees. People who know they are running a risk but prefer to risk rather than living with the weight of remorse for being indifferent. Courageous souls who do all this just because "it's the right thing to do", with extraordinary inner strength and resilience.

These are the "THE RIGHTEOUS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA", men and women who have chosen which part of the Story to stay, who have chosen to go to sea with the uninterested goal of saving as many lives as possible.

As a recognition for the work that has been actively carried out in maritime research, rescue and assistance operations, with which refugees have long been able to find effective rescue facilities with international crews, rescuers, doctors and volunteers who have welcomed them in the name of peace and conducted in a safe harbor, under the coordination of the competent authorities, the Committee proposes for 2018 the joint nomination to the Nobel Peace Prize of the following NGOs and meritorious subjects:
MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES ‐ Switzerland
MIGRANT OFFSHORE AID STATION ‐ Malta
CORPO ITALIANO DI SOCCORSO DELL'ORDINE DI MALTA ‐ Italy
EMERGENCY ONG ONLUS ‐ Italy
CROCE ROSSA ITALIANA ‐ Italy
SEA‐WATCH E.V. ‐ Germany
HUMANITARIAN PILOTS INITIATIVE ‐ Switzerland
SEA‐EYE E.V. ‐ Germany
PROACTIVA OPEN ARMS ‐ Spain
HUMANITY CREW ‐ Israel
DUTCH BOAT REFUGEE FOUNDATION ‐ Holland
SAVE THE CHILDREN ‐ United Kingdom
SOS MÉDITERRANÉE ‐ Germany, France, Italy
MÉDECINS DU MONDE ‐ France
JUGEND RETTET E.V. ‐ Germany
GERMAN MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE ASSOCIATION ‐ Germany
GERMAN LIFE‐SAVING SERVICE ‐ Germany
HELLENIC RESCUE TEAM ‐ Greece
LIFE BOAT GGMBH I.G. ‐ Germany
CADUS REDEFINE GLOBAL SOLIDARITY E.V. ‐ Germany
ELPIS NAVE OSPEDALE ONLUS ‐ Italy
WOMEN AND HEALTH ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL ‐ France
RAINBOW FOR AFRICA ONLUS ‐ Italy
MISSIONLAND ONLUS ‐ Italy
ENGIM INTERNAZIONALE ‐ Italy
VOLUNTEER SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM ‐ Greece
SAILORS WITHOUT BORDERS ‐ Poland
SWEDISH SEA RESCUE SOCIETY ‐ Sweden
ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION ‐ United Kingdom
NORWEGIAN SOCIETY FOR SEA RESCUE ‐ Norway
ROYAL NETHERLANDS SEA RESCUE INSTITUTION ‐ Holland
BODRUM SEA RESCUE ASSOCIATION ‐ Turkey
LIFEGUARD HELLAS SAVE & RESCUE VOLUNTEER TEAM ‐ Greece
INTERNATIONAL SURF LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION ‐ Usa
BETHELLS BEACH SURF LIFE SAVING PATROL ‐ New Zealand
LIFEGUARDS WITHOUT BORDERS ‐ Usa
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL ‐ Holland
EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTRE INTERNATIONAL ‐ Greece
VANCOUVER SEARCH AND RESCUE ‐ Canada
PROEM‐AID OCEAN RESCUE TEAM ‐ Spain
PLATANOS RESCUE TEAM ‐ Greece
SALVAMENTO MARÍTIMO HUMANITARIO ‐ Spain
F.E.O.X. RESCUE TEAM ‐ Greece
REFUGEE RESCUE ‐ United Kingdom
CANADIAN MARINE RESCUE ASSISTANCE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY ‐ Canada
TEAM HUMANITY ‐ Denmark
SAMOS DIVERS ASSOCIATION ‐ Greece
ELITE SPECIAL TASK FORCE EGALEO ‐ Greece
BOMBEROS EN ACCIÓN ONGD ‐ Spain
ATLANTIC PACIFIC INT. RESCUE BOAT PROJECT ‐ United Kingdom
THE WORLDWIDE TRIBE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM ‐ United Kingdom
ZENTRUM FÜR POLITISCHE SCHÖNHEIT ‐ Germany
Mr. IOANNIS POLYCHRONOPOULOS ‐ Piraeus, Greece
DISTRETTO DELLA PESCA E CRESCITA BLU ‐ Mazara del Vallo, Italy
CONSORZIO PESCATORI LAMPEDUSA E LINOSA ‐ Lampedusa, Italy
ASSOCIATION “LE PECHEUR” POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT ET L’ENVIRONNEMENT ‐ Zarzis, Tunisia
Mr. RECEP EVRAN ‐ Kusadasi, Turkey
Mr. PANAGIOTIS KAPABETIS ‐ Alexandrupolis, Greece
Mr. STRATIS KASSOS ‐ Lesvos, Greece
Mr. NIKOS KATAKOUZINOS ‐ Lesvos, Greece
Mr. BABIS MANIAS ‐ Rodos, Greece
Mr. THANASIS MARMARINOS ‐ Lesvos, Greece
Mr. GIORGOS MAVRIPIDIS ‐ Lesvos, Greece
Mr. KOSTAS PINTERIS ‐ Lesvos, Greece
Mr. STRATIS VALIAMOS ‐ Lesvos, Greece
Mr. STEFANOS ZANNIKOS ‐ Chios, Greece

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