Robert Young Pelton, an author and documentary filmmaker, is strategic consultant at MOAS. He is also the founder of Migrant Report, a nonprofit publication that documents migration across the Mediterranean. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/robert-young-pelton/rss en Innovation & Technology Laws & Policy Wed, 16 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Robert Young Pelton https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/03/16/no-one-deserves-to-die-at-sea https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2016/03/16/no-one-deserves-to-die-at-sea The brainchild of a couple distressed by deaths at sea, Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) is an award-winning NGO that has delivered thousands to safety. This is the first in our series on citizen- and community-driven initiatives that are setting the standard for governments to follow.