Amnesty Alleges Spanish Soldiers Mistreated Migrants in Ceuta Camp
Amnesty says soldiers abused migrants in makeshift camps, while prosecutors review torture and mistreatment claims involving thousands of minors.
- In early October, hundreds of teenage migrants lined up outside a church in Ceuta, hoping Spain's Youth Minister Sira Rego would offer passage to Europe or shelter, but authorities directed them to a soccer field instead.
- Thousands of minors reached the Spanish enclave following a July border rush, leaving an estimated 2,000 youngsters sleeping on cardboard or in squalid tent camps that festered on beaches and hillsides.
- One 17-year-old aspiring model from Morocco described the experience as "so hard," noting he has lived in the streets for two months while children as young as 13 face violence and theft.
- Ceuta's Mayor Juan Vivas insists the city lacks resources despite Spain's national government approving $101 million in funding, and has urged authorities to return the minors to Morocco.
- Jennifer Zuppiroli, a migration expert at Save the Children in Spain, and other rights groups criticize the lack of an official registry, arguing the government appears to be slow-walking the process in hopes migrants will give up.
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Migrants Describe Mistreatment in Spanish Camp
Many of the migrants in a sprawling tent village in Ceuta cam searching for better economic opportunities. Other fled war and violence, or sneak refuge in Spain because of their gender or sexuality. Now, Spanish prosecutors are investigating reports of torture and mistreatment of migrants in Ceuta, including minors. Amnesty...
The Virgin Islands Daily News
2 months after Spain's worst border crisis, migrants at a Ceuta tent camp weigh their choices
CEUTA, Spain — Many of the migrants in a sprawling tent village in Ceuta came searching for better economic opportunities. Others fled war and violence, or sought refuge in Spain because of their gender or sexuality.
Associated Press News
In a tent camp in Ceuta, migrants weigh justice, safety and returning home
Migrants in Ceuta face a humanitarian crisis, with some alleging abuse by Spanish soldiers. A 27-year-old Moroccan artisan claims soldiers beat him and tied his face to a tree.
Teen migrants are sleeping on Ceuta's streets as Spain delays in responding to the crisis
Hundreds of teenage migrants lined up outside a church in Ceuta in early October, hoping Spain’s visiting minister of youth would bring them some good news: passage to continental Europe or at least a spot in a shelter.
In Spain’s Ceuta, a delayed government response leaves underage migrants on the streets
Criticism is mounting against the Spanish government for its slow response in providing aid to underage migrants stranded in Ceuta. Many minors have been living in precarious conditions for months.
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