Spanish Soldiers Filmed Pushing Migrants into Sea at Ceuta Border

For a few days, the media have reported, without providing proof, that migrants, especially minors, have been assaulted by Spanish soldiers. The video submitted is extracted from a video report broadcast on May 18, 2021 by the local newspaper El Faro de Ceuta. The images are therefore very recent and show the intervention of the Spanish army and the Guardia Civil, who are trying to control the border that thousands of migrants, mainly Moroccans, have crossed since the beginning of the week.

This type of violence and mistreatment violates human rights. Several organizations have denounced the brutality and violence with which the law enforcement authorities have pushed back the migrants.