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The number of migrants making the sea crossing from North Africa to southern Europe has fallen dramatically in the last two years; tragically, the number of deaths hasn\\u2019t declined as fast. Humanitarian activists blame the anti-migration policies of EU member states. Stephen Sackur speaks to Carola Rackete, who defied the Italian authorities to land the rescue-ship Sea Watch 3 in Sicily with 50 migrants on board. To some, she\\u2019s a humanitarian hero; but will her actions merely encourage more people smuggling and more suffering?

Image: Carola Rackete (Credit: Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)