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| Subject: UN slams Czechs for 'degrading' detention of migrants Fri Oct 23, 2015 11:24 pm | |
| The United Nations rights chief on Thursday accused Czech authorities of systematically detaining migrants and refugees in "degrading" conditions, as part of a policy to dissuade them from entering the country.
Several European countries have in recent months introduced measures to curb the flow of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants on the move across the continent.
But UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said only the Czech Republic was routinely detaining them for 40 days, and in some cases reportedly up to 90 days, "in conditions which have been described as degrading."
"According to credible reports from various sources, the violations of the human rights of migrants are neither isolated nor coincidental, but systematic," he said in a statement, voicing particular concern over the violations of the rights of the children.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/29883756/un-slams-czechs-over-detention-of-migrants/ |
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