Spain orders probe after rights group alleges troops abused migrants in Ceuta
Amnesty said it documented 22 abuse cases and accused troops of beatings, humiliations and summary expulsions of migrants.
- Spain's Ministry of Defence referred Amnesty International's report alleging migrant abuse in Ceuta to the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Duty Court, urging The Operations Command to investigate potential individual liability.
- Amnesty International's investigation gathered 22 direct testimonies alleging beatings, humiliations, and summary expulsions by Spanish Armed Forces members, with episodes involving Regulares and Legion units appearing to "seem to follow a pattern."
- Documented cases include a young Moroccan unable to walk for 25 days after a soldier pushed him six metres, and a Yemeni citizen expelled without procedure; researchers verified cable tie marks on migrants' wrists.
- Amnesty researchers witnessed soldiers ordering people to leave Ceuta, with one stating, "We have orders to make sure they don't feel comfortable," reflecting racist and Islamophobic harassment targeting residents of Moroccan origin.
- While Amnesty acknowledges the complexity facing security forces and notes more than 30 migrants arrested for assaulting soldiers, it documents 2,383 unaccompanied migrant children in Ceuta, with 500 to 700 living on the streets without support.
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The United Nations is concerned about the treatment of migrants in the wake of the migrant invasion of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, located off the coast of Morocco. The siege of the Spanish territory itself, however, is apparently not a concern at all. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Pau Pérez-Sales, has expressed “concern” about the treatment of migrants by soldiers. He based his feelings on a report by the non-governmental …
Pau Pérez-Sales, UN Special Rapporteur on torture, called on Spain to launch a rapid, effective and independent investigation into the attacks reported by Amnesty International, which were allegedly perpetrated by Spanish military personnel against migrants who had crossed the border by mass in Ceuta. He stressed that if these acts were proven, they could constitute " cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or, in some cases, torture".
The NGO Amnesty International claims to have documented beatings, humiliations, expedient evictions and racial profiling during an investigation into the Spanish enclave after the massive arrival of migrants in late July. The Ministry of Defense announces the opening of an internal investigation. The Spanish public media RTVE returns to these revelations.
Amnesty International has exposed alleged beatings, humiliation and forced evictions of migrants in Ceuta, Spain.
Amnesty International has reported allegations of torture, humiliation and ill-treatment of migrants in Ceuta by Spanish soldiers. The Spanish Ministry of Defense has forwarded the report to the Public Prosecutor’s Office and has ordered an investigation to determine whether there is individual responsibility. A team from the human rights organization visited the autonomous Spanish city from 10 to 15 September. During the visit, migrants describ…
The situation of migrants in Ceuta has sparked a new controversy in Spain. Amnesty International denounced alleged cases of torture, beatings, humiliation and other degrading treatment against migrants, after collecting dozens of testimonies. The organization calls for an independent investigation and measures to guarantee the rights of those affected. Meanwhile, Spain orders an internal investigation and prepares a decree to expedite the deport…
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