Died defending the children, attempting reunification. The crossing ended in tragedy, and now the funeral – Rai News

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The story of a woman refugee who has died in the Mediterranean trying to rejoin the family in Italy

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November 16, 2016It was called Kone Aminata, 37 years old, the young mother who died of suffocation on a boat direct in Italy. With her travelled her two little children, a girl 9 and a boy of 6 years, who watched over the body of the woman; a dead body that has made them as a shield in the stampede of the trip. Then for the children in the care of the staff of the Save The Children. It was the 6th of November 2016. This morning took place the funeral of his mother in Dubrovnik.

“we Were in the home stretch, the practices for the last family reunion they were ready, it was missing very little. We had to be patient”. Tells Marcos Lopes of the G. U. S. Jesi, a non-profit organization, the acronym of the Group Human Solidarity, which deals with asylum seekers, refugees and protection of human rights.

“The husband of Aminata been working with us for five years,” explains Lopez – it was one of our guest six years ago, is one of our cultural mediators, knew nothing of the trip, he told us that it was a month that was not able to contact the wife: he does three different jobs and his goal was to get the rest of the family in Italy, we were working on.”

“Had arrived in Italy by plane, in 2010 (with a visa by a refugee because, in Ivory Coast there were riots. Three years ago, he had managed to get the two older children, a daughter studying in Paris, a son is with him in the Marches, also their parties on the plane.

“The two little ones with the mother were waiting for the reunion”. The documentation was ready, but the woman wanted to leave the same. Died protecting the children.

“We are working with the judge, social services to bring the two children to the dad – explains Lopez – maybe with a temporary custody to a family nearby and we will ensure everything for the children so that they study, social inclusion, everything they need, we are working on. Thanks to all, Ragusa helped us a lot, all the institutions, the prefecture, the municipality, associations”.