Spain’s Rush to Clear Ceuta Migrant Backlog Raises Rights Concerns
Officials say 12,000 migrants have returned since mid-August as charities warn accelerated asylum processing is leading to forced removals and rights breaches.
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Spain’s rush to clear Ceuta migrant backlog raises rights concerns
By Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee CEUTA/MADRID, Oct 19 (Reuters) - When heavily pregnant Fatna and her disabled son arrived in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta during a chaotic mass border crossing on July 30, she hoped to be high on authorit...
Can Spain Speed Up Migrant Deportations Without Violating Asylum Rights?
Spain’s efforts to clear a growing backlog of migrants in its North African enclave of Ceuta are raising concerns over asylum rights, alleged forced returns and the treatment of vulnerable people. With thousands still awaiting decisions, the government faces mounting pressure to accelerate processing while ensuring that people fleeing persecution are not deported without proper […]
Spain's rush to clear Ceuta migrant backlog raises rights concerns
CEUTA/MADRID, Oct 19 - When heavily pregnant Fatna and her disabled son arrived in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta during a chaotic mass border crossing on July 30, she hoped to be high on authorities' list for help. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Voluntary returns to Morocco already exceed 12,000 since the massive entrance More information: Wandering and homeless in the streets, so is the life of 400 minors in Ceuta who survive thanks to the neighbors
More than 350 Spanish National Police officers have launched an operation to clear the last makeshift migrant camps in Ceuta. The operations have covered the areas of Poblado Regulares, Los Rosales, the lower part of Príncipe Alfonso, the former warehouses in Tarajal and the area next to the Temporary Accommodation Center for Foreigners. In Tarajal, some of the migrants have been living under plastic sheets, cardboard and blankets. According to …
Ceuta: When Fatima, pregnant in recent months, and her son with special needs arrived in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa during a chaotic mass crossing of the border on 30 July, she hoped to be at the top of the list of authorities for assistance.
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