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Group wants Malta to take in 32 migrants rescued at sea

In this picture made available Wednesday, March 30, 2022 by Sea-Eye, rescued migrants are seen on board the Sea-Eye 4 humanitarian ship after being rescued by the German merchant vessel Karina in the central Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. As five meters high waves were putting the lives of 32 migrants at risk, Ukrainian captain Vasyl Maksymenko took action to rescue them with his merchant ship and decided not to bring them back to Libya, on Monday. Karina commander asked for assistance from the German charity group Sea-Eye in order to give proper medical assistance to the rescued people. (Joe Rabe/Sea-Eye via AP) In this picture made available Wednesday, March 30, 2022 by Sea-Eye, rescued migrants are seen on board the Sea-Eye 4 humanitarian ship after being rescued by the German merchant vessel Karina in the central Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. As five meters high waves were putting the lives of 32 migrants at risk, Ukrainian captain Vasyl Maksymenko took action to rescue them with his merchant ship and decided not to bring them back to Libya, on Monday. Karina commander asked for assistance from the German charity group Sea-Eye in order to give proper medical assistance to the rescued people. (Joe Rabe/Sea-Eye via AP) In this picture made available Wednesday, March 30, 2022 by Sea-Eye, rescued migrants are seen on board the Sea-Eye 4 humanitarian ship after being rescued by the German merchant vessel Karina in the central Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. As five meters high waves were putting the lives of 32 migrants at risk, Ukrainian captain Vasyl Maksymenko took action to rescue them with his merchant ship and decided not to bring them back to Libya, on Monday. Karina commander asked for assistance from the German charity group Sea-Eye in order to give proper medical assistance to the rescued people. (Joe Rabe/Sea-Eye via AP) In this picture made available Wednesday, March 30, 2022 by Sea-Eye, dinghies from the Sea-Eye 4 humanitarian ship approach the German merchant vessel Karina in the central Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. As five meters high waves were putting the lives of 32 migrants at risk, Ukrainian captain Vasyl Maksymenko took action to rescue them with his merchant ship and decided not to bring them back to Libya, on Monday. Karina commander asked for assistance from the German charity group Sea-Eye in order to give proper medical assistance to the rescued people. (Joe Rabe/Sea-Eye via AP) In this picture made available Wednesday, March 30, 2022 by Sea-Eye, rescued migrants are transferred on a Sea-Eye 4 humanitarian ship dinghy from the German merchant vessel Karina in the central Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. As five meters high waves were putting the lives of 32 migrants at risk, Ukrainian captain Vasyl Maksymenko took action to rescue them with his merchant ship and decided not to bring them back to Libya, on Monday. Karina commander asked for assistance from the German charity group Sea-Eye in order to give proper medical assistance to the rescued people. (Joe Rabe/Sea-Eye via AP) Pope Francis distributes chocolate Easter eggs to a group of Ukrainian children refugees at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)