Moroccan Children Denied Education in Spanish Enclave of Melilla

In 2019, the head of the autonomous government had banned more than a hundred Moroccan children from school, due to the limited capacity of school establishments in Melilla. The courts had then ruled in their favor, by virtue of the international right of children to education.

In 2020, the subject has been put back on the table, this time with the backdrop of the power struggle with the Moroccan authorities. For the member of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights, "this is a flagrant violation of international conventions, particularly those on the rights of children, and of immigrants in particular".

"Even in Spain, the convention is respected and children are enrolled, despite the situation of their parents," he deplored. He called on the Moroccan authorities to ensure the protection of children, especially since the issue seems to be taking on a political turn.