Brussels accuses Spain of violating EU border laws in Ceuta and Melilla

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström (2009-2014) sent a letter in October 2014 to Spain’s interior minister, Jorge Fernández Díaz, expressing concern about the alleged beating of an African immigrant by a Spanish law enforcement officer in Melilla on 15 October 2014. The letter was said to question whether the Civil Guard’s immigration containment along Spain’s African borders was legal.

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ESO: Background information: 755 more sub-Saharan immigrants picked up from 78 boats off Tarifa coast http://www.europeansources.info/record/755-more-sub-saharan-immigrants-picked-up-from-78-boats-off-tarifa-coast/

ESO: Background information: Around 2,000 African migrants attempt to jump Melilla border fence http://www.europeansources.info/record/around-2000-african-migrants-attempt-to-jump-melilla-border-fence/

Human Rights Watch: News, 30.10.14: Spain: Abandon Abusive Migration Plan http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/10/30/spain-abandon-abusive-migration-plan

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