officials Morocco they have forcibly transferred hundreds of immigrantsHe tried to jump into Melilla at different points on Friday. within the country. in the city Mellal meLocal sources explain that more than 600 kilometers from the fence, at least 300 were sent by seven buses. More than half went to the district hospital for their injuries and injuries. most of them remained on the street without resources and it depends NGO local.
in his town chichaouanear MarrakechOn Monday, there was a group of 35 people who were removed by the authorities. nador to this remote town, according to a statement from the region. These immigrants said that after the jump attempt, the police got them on the bus and drove them to this point. There are several wounded among them, they say that they have been taken to the doctor, but they do not have the money to buy the medicine.
Other groups of immigrants were sent to the areas of Safi, Khouribga, Errachidía, Fkih Ben Saleh or Tarudant. According to the Efe agency, about 1,300 migrants were removed from Nador. According to NGOs this common application Immigrants detained in the cities where the Moroccan authorities usually leave or near Ceuta and Melilla have been sent inside the country for years. In some cases, police take your stuff and money, according to the immigrants themselves. meaning to them restarting way to try move to spain.
“We are still suffering”
Some seventy migrants gathered outside the UN Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) offices in Rabat on Monday. most Sudan, Eritrea Y Chad. They explained that they were trying to jump into Melilla, some still injured, and help and protection. A banner read “Where are human rights in Morocco?” Wrote. At one point, several of them lay on the ground, and another pretended to bump into them, recreating their accounts of their experience on the Melilla fence. They condemn the use of force by the police to attack them.
“After what happened in Melilla, we are still in pain, we are still injured,” Awad said. “I came from Sudan because there is no security in my country,” this young man explains. UNHCR “silence”. Another Sudanese child wanted to be transferred to another country where “human rights are respected”. “We’re not safe here,” he complained.
In a statement, UNHCR expressed its “sadness” and “deepest concern at the number of casualties and casualties”. He also asked to avoid excessive use of force and to respect their rights. fundamental rights” and guaranteeing the safety of migrants and refugees. UNHCR has offered assistance to at least fifteen of these people, although it has not confirmed the exact number at this time.
Those who managed to escape
Other immigrants who managed to escape settled in towns close to Melilla. Moving across the country has become too complicatedIn some stations, they even ask immigrants for their documents in order to get on the bus.
A on the agenda About fifty Sudanese have arrived and are now hiding without going out for fear of new arrests. Another group of at least 40 people settled in a resourceless camp 80 kilometers from Melilla. “They came running from the police buses,” said a humanitarian aid official in this northeastern part of the country. not safe Currently for immigrants.