THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MIGRANTS FLEEING POVERTY, INCREASED BY ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, IS TRAGIC; THESE MIGRANTS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS REFUGEES BY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND THEY CARRY THE BURDEN OF THEIR LIVES ADRIFT, WITHOUT ANY LEGAL PROTECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS A GENERAL INDIFFERENCE TO THESE TRAGEDIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD. THE LACK OF RESPONSE TO THESE TRAGEDIES OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IS A SIGN OF THE LOSS OF THIS SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS OUR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS, ON WHICH ALL CIVIL SOCIETY IS BASED.