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The images of what happened last Friday during a massive jump of migrants on the Melilla fence have gone around the world and international organizations have begun to ask Spain and Morocco for “exhaustive, independent and transparent” investigations that purge responsibilities for the al least 23 deaths that occurred.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Committee for the Protection of Migrant Workers, as well as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have ruled on the matter, urging both countries to launch investigations “immediately”.
Specifically, the network account of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, led by Michele Bachelet, has published a message in which it expresses the “deep concern” of this body for “the death of at least 23 African migrants and the wounded of at least 76 when they tried to cross from Morocco to Spain” on June 24.
“We ask the two countries to guarantee independent investigations and respect for human rights,” the message says.
Meanwhile, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Tiny Kox, has highlighted on Twitter the “terrifying scenes of desperate people assaulting the borders of the Spanish enclaves in Morocco.” “An in-depth investigation by the Spanish and Moroccan authorities is necessary. We urgently need better answers to the growing questions about migration,” he said.
The UN Committee for the Protection of Migrant Workers had already ruled in a statement in which it stressed that “it must be determined whether the victims died when they fell from the fence, in a stampede or as a result of actions committed by border guards».
Thus, this group of experts has asked the two countries “bring those responsible to justice” to “prevent tragedies like this from happening again” in the future. In addition, it has urged Morocco, Spain and other countries of the European Union to guarantee “safe” routes for a “orderly” migration and take steps to ensure respect for the right to seek asylum.
[El vídeo del asalto a Melilla, según Marruecos]
“We are dismayed by the death of these migrants, who were trying to cross the border in search of a better life within the framework of their Rights Legitimate humans », collects the published text.
The committee has also expressed its “concern and sadness over the tragedy”. “We regret the violations of the right to life, which is framed in the International Convention of Migrant Workers. (…) We remind the States that migrants should not be subjected to any cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, “said the committee.
“States must ensure that all border policies and practices respect human rights and guarantee the right to lifedignity, safety and physical integrity of migrants in all circumstances,” the international organization insisted.
The committee, which has transferred to the relatives of the victims their “deepest condolences”has emphasized the need to introduce measures that guarantee access to justice for victims and their families, while offers “repair”.
In this regard, it has urged the Moroccan Government to preserve the bodies of the deceasedto identify them and offer the necessary support for their transfer, if necessary.
“We call on all States to respect the Human Rights of migrants, including asylum seekers,” he said, before stressing that “detention is an exceptional measure of last resort.”
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