Immigration to Europe ... Crossroads, one leads to destruction
Network news: the problem of illegal immigration was and is still one of the most important global problems for many governments and countries that are considered an important destination for many immigrants and for different reasons, in addition to being an important issue for many organizations, human rights and humanitarian, and experts estimated the volume of international migration by about 200 million people, half of them immigrants In order to work, while asylum seekers rate of 7%, with the remainder representing immigrant families. Estimates vary on irregular migration, Venzma International Labour estimated volume of illegal immigration between 10-15% of the number of immigrants the world's according to the latest estimates of the United States about 180 million people, according to International Organization for Migration, the volume of illegal immigration in the European Union up to about 1 , 5 million people. The United Nations estimates the number of illegal immigrants to the developed world during the last ten years, about 155 million people, and in the worst conditions, the irregular migrant workers are working more like a work Aboudy they rarely resort to eliminate fear of expulsion or deportation, and in many countries do not have the right to challenge administrative decisions that affect them.
In this regard, Amnesty International said in a report that Libyan authorities must put an end "to arrest for an indefinite period" to thousands of migrants, including refugees and asylum-seekers subject them to torture. And denounced the international organization that defends human rights, based in London, at the same time by the European Union with the help of the Libyan government to "strengthen security on the border in order to curb the movement of illegal immigration to Europe at the expense of human rights."
He also denounced as "unacceptable treatment of thousands of foreigners, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa who are subjected to arbitrary arrest and detained for long periods in appalling conditions." The organization said it visited seven "detention centers" as designated by the Libyan authorities, and talked about "evidence of ill-treatment can be considered torture in some cases."
According to a report by Amnesty International also said that "a large number of detainees including women women, were severely beaten with water hoses or electrical wires," saying it had obtained in addition to the certificates of detainees were shot dead during the clashes. Said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, assistant director of the Middle East and North Africa in the organization, said that "torture and ill-treatment, which we discovered in detention centers is unacceptable."
As for the assistance provided by the EU to curb the movement of illegal immigrants, considered that "it is very disturbing to discover that EU funds were apparently used to finance detained detention centers where thousands of foreigners illegally." And Amnesty International urged the EU not to sign new agreements with Libya in this field even "demonstrate respect for the rights of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants."
She noted that since May 2012 the Libyan authorities deported 25 thousand people entered the "illegal" to Libya. It was to keep the thousands of migrants in detention for months before being expelled without them access to a lawyer, to be considered constitute a "threat to national security." Hadj Sahraoui added, "should the Libyan authorities legislation specify the deadline for the arrest of immigrants awaiting expulsion." According to Agence France Presse.
The organization counted during five visits of thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers and immigrants are being held in 17 "detention center" under the Ministry of the Interior "in addition to an unknown number of people detained by the militia." The organization expressed regret also "very poor health conditions" What expose Almaktlin to the risk of diseases, including respiratory infections and chronic diarrhea.
On the other hand, Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat, who had threatened to deport immigrants arrived in the country from Libya, Malta "apply" the decisions of the European Commission in the field of migration. The Prime Minister said Labour told parliament "we will respect the decision. Has raised voice to be taken into account complete. Situation can no longer be lax about it." The European Commission warned earlier government in Malta under penalty of exposure to sanctions, of the consequences of dimensions of hundreds of migrants who were arrested off the island to Libya.
She drew European Commissioner in charge of Internal Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom implicit warning to the Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat to remind him of "preventing the member states of the European Union to carry out ward." She said in a statement read by her office "I am anxious to pro positions to keep the people who gave to Malta and confirm that, in accordance with European law and international commitments are entitled to all the people who came to the territory of the European Union to apply for asylum and get treated individually."
"The European Commission will use all available means to verify that the member states to respect their commitments". And that the Commission can file a complaint to the European Court of Justice if it does not respect the Muscat this commitment. The Maltese authorities Agatt three boats sailed from Libya with 303 people on board, Prime Minister of Malta intention to bring them back flown to Libya. The announcement raised the wake of a firm position of the Pope that Dan Francis indifference of the world about the tragedy of immigrants during a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa, shock Malmstrom invited by the Maltese humanitarian organizations to move.
Sleep in the open
Besides, Save the Children said that dozens of African children are forced to sleep on the ground in the open in front of a reception center in Lampedusa Italian after a significant increase in the number of boats up to the small island. Lampedusa is facing a large wave of kids who are not accompanied by one of their parents adults because the Italian authorities stopped as North African countries in an emergency situation a few months ago, which means that there is no Italian organization working to their subsistence.
The organization said that more than 800 immigrants now living in the island, which is located on the southern tip of Italy, and the center, which hosted not accommodate more than 250 people, which puts him in an awkward position. The رافائيلا said Milana of Save the Children, "We are talking about kids praying to Italy and only after the trips are usually long and tragic They need immediate protection, support and should not fall victim of institutional inertia."
The children are forced to sleep in the open without a family as well as adults and are finding it difficult to enter the limited toilets in the center and bathing places. The youngest of these children Somalis at the age of 11 years. And Italian officials shall only deal with young people who are not accompanied by their parents and officials facing problems due to the lack of a national database of places that can reside where these children. And urged Milan and the Italian Ministry of Social Welfare to arrange the rapid transfer of these children.
Abduction of refugees
On the other hand, security sources announced that the Greek police opened an investigation in a communication made by a non-governmental organization on the exposure of young people from Turkey's Kurds refugees in Greece was kidnapped while he was walking in a street in central Athens. Lawyers told of the "Network for the Defense of Greek refugees" that police the Bulut Aaala refugee, a student subjected to torture in Turkey and arrived two months ago to Athens, where he tries to get refugee status, was kidnapped.
The network said in a joint statement with "GCR" of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Greece, said that "while the young man crosses a road in Athens Aiczarkhia neighborhood came out of her car stopped five men attacked him and put him in the car."
The two organizations said in their statement that the young man by force back to Turkey constitutes "a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights." And اضافتا they are considered that the life of a young Kurdish "at risk", Marepettan "concern because the Turkish authorities regularly put pressure on Greece to (arrest) refugees Turks and delivered them." The two organizations confirmed that the Greek police denied that the young detainees have. According to Agence France Presse.
Athens was a party in the process of throwing Ankara arrest of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the PKK in 1999 after he hid for two days in Athens before the Greek intelligence to help him to reach the Greek Embassy in Kenya, where he was arrested at the end of the Turkish intelligence agents with the help of U.S. intelligence.
Risks of the sea
Meanwhile, Italian newspapers reported that 31 African migrants, including nine women, drowned off the Libyan coast as they were crossing the Mediterranean to reach Italy. Newspapers quoted survivors certificates that the boat was carrying 53 illegal immigrants misdemeanors and signed him 31 migrants in the water and drowned during the incident. The merchant ship was able to pass on walking distance from the scene, rescued the 22 people transferred to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
And these survivors الاتين the as said from Nigeria, Gambia, Benin and Senegal have made clear that their boat misdemeanors after he spent three days at sea. Earlier, rescue teams recovered 450 migrants were trying to reach to Italy مغتنمين the case of good weather. This influx of migrants has led to increased tensions in the refugee center on the island of Lampedusa. On the other hand were rescued another group of 92 migrants, experienced difficulties مركبهم in Sicily channel sea lane between Tunisia and Sicily.
Since 1999, arrived more than two hundred thousand people to the Italian island of Lampedusa near the coast of North Africa, what makes them with the Turkish-Greek border, one of the main transit points for illegal immigrants who seek refuge in the countries of the European Union.
Besides the killing of military and naval illegal immigrants on the coast of Annaba in eastern Algeria during a chase Sunday to marine boats on board were 23 Algerian migrants heading towards the Italian island of Sardinia, according to what the newspapers reported. The News newspaper reported that a violent collision occurred between a boat carrying six illegal immigrants, and the navy boat, killing a military rank of sergeant and an immigrant.
Al-Watan newspaper confirmed proportion to the source of Annaba hospital immigrant and name Hamza closeness (25 years old) "was killed by a bullet in the chest" Either the military is Mohammed irons (23 years old) was killed "as a result of a brain injury" after the collision. The newspaper also wounded three soldiers and two wounded immigrants.
She said the news of proportion to the leadership of the regional group for the Coast Guard in Annaba that "the Coast Guard found great difficulties in the arrest and evacuated 23 people, mostly from the city of Annaba were on board the boats for refusing to comply with orders to stop from the leadership of the Navy, which ridiculed boats half of hard disks and 3 buoys and a helicopter." According to Agence France Presse.
The newspaper added that the arrest of 17 people on the boat, the first "not serious" while refusing six people in the second boat "to comply with the orders, despite numerous attempts to Coast Guard members to persuade them to end their journey marine towards Serdenea". Attempts abound illegal immigration from Annaba coast near the Italian coast. And the death of illegal immigration in Algeria six months in prison under the law was voted in 2009 and also punishable by smugglers up to twenty years in prison.
Meanwhile, the Italian Coast Guard rescued 159 Afghan immigrants Syria, and Egyptians in the sea off the island of Calabria, including a baby and seven children, according to media reports. The warning was given after he encountered the boat, which was take them off Rotchela Unica problems in this area in the far south of Italy. The mayor said Giuseppe Tchertoma, said four of the migrants were taken to hospital hit by drought while others transfer and including 14 women temporarily to a school in the area.
He added that the municipality proposes to adopt a baby that was born in the sea, "as if it's our daughter." He explained, "We verified whether born in international waters or Italian and was born in the territorial waters Italian Fsnsgelha in our departments. Important to be in good health." The authorities fear that the good climatic conditions than is currently the flow of illegal immigrants to Italian shores.
On the other hand Roman Coast Guard announced that their elements were arrested in the Black Sea 33 Syria, including women and children, were trying to reach Europe on board a sailing ship. The Mehriban Turks on board the ship were not flying the flag spotted about seven miles from the coast of Romania. It was even keep up with the sailing vessel the Romanian coast.
The Coast Guard said in a statement, "allowed investigations reveal the existence of the 20 men on board the ship and eight women and seven children 33 Syrian citizens in addition to Turkish smugglers." The statement added that "the Syrians said they asked the Turkish assistance to enter the member country in the Schengen space." Romania is not a member of Schengen but has a border with Hungary, which is a member state. Syrian immigrants subject to achieve "for entering illegally," the Romanian territory, Almehrban Turkaan to customers Jzbhma and help them cross the border illegally.
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