At least 23.000 immigrants have died since 2000 trying to reach Europe, according to the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI).
"That number will grow, taking into account the determination of European Union member states to close their borders," according to a new AI report titled "The Human Cost of Entering Fortress Europe."
The organization states that in the last six years, the EU has spent two billion euros on border surveillance, and only 700 million on improving the situation of refugees and asylum seekers.
Amnesty expresses concern "that, contrary to all rules, countries such as Greece, Bulgaria and Spain deport foreigners without even considering their asylum request".
Since the launch of Operation "Mare Nostrum" (Our Sea) in Italy in October 2013 after the accident in Lampedusa when 400 people died, 73.700 foreigners have come to Italy.
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