Dutch Human Rights Committee Sounds Alarm On Migrant Situation In France
Date
10/31/2024 7:12:35 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 31. The Dutch Human
Rights Committee has been informed that the situation with migrants
in Calais and Saintes (France) still raises serious concerns, the
Member of the Human Rights Committee from the Netherlands Yvonne
Donders said at the 142nd meeting of the United Nations (UN) Human
Rights Committee, Trend reports.
“We understand that France continues to enforce a 'zero
entrenchment' policy whereby temporary shelters are systematically
dismantled every 48 hours, sometimes with excessive use of force.
Can France explain how the government informs migrants about the
48-hour rule and the possible dismantling of their temporary
shelters? The dismantling of temporary shelters, mainly targeting
irregular migrants in Mayotte, notably under Operation Wambouchou
from February 2023, raises similar concerns. Could France consider
more humane and proportionate alternatives to dismantling? This
would include increasing the capacity of reception centers. Could
France also indicate how it is documenting these operations with a
view to a possible review of their compliance with articles 7, 9,
and 17 of the Covenant. What measures has the country taken to
facilitate the reporting of police abuse?”, she said.
According to her, the Committee also expressed concern about
reports of migrants being detained at the Franco-Italian border
without legal grounds, which creates conditions inconsistent with
humanitarian norms. Donders questioned how France ensures that such
detentions are not arbitrary and that migrants are informed of
their rights.
“The Committee was also informed that the Immigration Act of
January 2024 expands the criteria for expulsion to include minor
offenses and conduct considered a threat to public order, and
allows authorities to place a foreign national under administrative
detention for reasons related to a potential threat to public order
without having to justify the expulsion,” she added.
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