Morocco and Spain applied in Melilla late last week.excessive use of forceagainst migrants, which has been translatedthe death of dozens of people“, UN spokesman Stefan Dujarric condemned on Tuesday, June 28.
“This is unacceptable“And this drama”should be investigated“Added the spokesman during his daily press briefing, detailing that the excessive use of force was seen by the United Nations.”on both sides of the border“. “I want to say how shocked we were by the images of violence we saw this weekend on the border between Morocco and Spain in North Africa, which led to the deaths of dozens of people, asylum seekers, migrants.“, he said. “People who migrate have human rights and they should be respected, and we see them being ignored all too often.Stephane Dujarric insisted.
The deadliest record
Earlier, the spokeswoman of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, called on Geneva to launch an independent investigation after the bloody attempt to force immigrants to the Spanish enclave of Melilla in Morocco. At Kenya’s request, the UN Security Council will hold a closed session on the events in Melilla on Wednesday.
At least 23 migrants died and 140 police officers were injured, according to Moroccan authorities, when nearly 2,000 migrants tried to enter Melilla on Friday. The toll is the deadliest recorded in the many attempts by sub-Saharan migrants to enter Melilla and the neighboring Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
Source: Le Figaro
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