Spain
Dozens of Moroccan Teens Swim to Ceuta Amid Border Crackdown
At least 21 Moroccan minors, mostly aged 13-14, joined Ceuta by swimming on Wednesday, taking advantage of the fog covering the coast.
Topic
Illegal immigration
Morocco
UN Experts to Issue Recommendations on Melilla Border Tragedy to Morocco and Spain
The United Nations also wants the Nador tragedy to never happen again. It is in this context that the UN Independent International Mechanism for Racial Justice and Equality plans to issue recommendations to Morocco and Spain.
Spain
Moroccan Rights Group Turns to Facebook to Locate Missing Melilla Migrants
A few weeks after the assault in Melilla, the Moroccan Association of Human Rights (AMDH) is working to find the missing migrants. To do this, it is using Facebook.
Spain
Moroccan Rights Body: Migrant Deaths at Melilla Border Caused by Crush
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) published, on Wednesday, its report on the tragic events that caused the death of 23 migrants in Nador . These deaths were mostly "caused by mechanical asphyxiation," according to the mission.
Morocco
Morocco Urged to Update Immigration Laws Amid Surge in Irregular Migration
Two Moroccan experts on migration issues call on Morocco to make its laws on the fight against irregular immigration compliant with its international commitments.
Spain
Moroccan Migrant Returns Home After 6 Years, Overcoming Integration Challenges in Spain
Hamza Nouali, a Moroccan migrant who left the kingdom at the age of 16, has obtained his papers in Spain and has been able to return to Morocco to spend his summer vacation there.
Spain
Spain Calls for Review of Morocco Migration Pact After Deadly Melilla Border Incident
The Council for the Elimination of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination (CEDRE) under the Spanish Ministry of Equality has called for a revision of the agreements with Morocco on immigration, after the assault by sub-Saharan migrants on the Melilla fence, which occurred on June 24.
Spain
Amnesty International Urges Spain to Probe Deadly Melilla Border Incident
Amnesty International has called on the Spanish government and Congress to open an investigation into the assault of sub-Saharan migrants on the Melilla fence, which occurred on June 24 and left at least 23 dead.
Spain
Spanish Interior Minister Visits Morocco to Discuss Migration Strategy After Nador Tragedy
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande Marlaska is expected in Morocco today for a meeting with his Moroccan counterpart Abdelouafi Laftit. Migration policy will be at the heart of this visit, which comes after the tragedy in Nador .
Spain
Spain Deflects UN Human Rights Concerns Over Deadly Melilla Border Incident to Morocco
Faced with international outrage after the Melilla assault, which cost the lives of about thirty migrants, Spain has tried to justify itself, arguing that the issue of the violation of human rights raised by the UN should be addressed to Morocco.
Spain
Morocco Intensifies Border Security to Curb Illegal Migration to Spain
After the assault on Melilla , Morocco has taken new measures to block the path of illegal migrants who might be tempted to enter Spain through the borders between the two countries.
Spain
Morocco Accused of Persecuting Migrants Amid Renewed Spain Relations
Humanitarian organizations have been denouncing for months the violence with which migrants are treated in Morocco, especially after the resumption of relations with Spain.