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Eight NGOs denounce migrant returns from Ceuta to Morocco

By , based on Le Monde

Map: Ceuta, Espagne

Eight NGOs have petitioned the Spanish Ombudsman to denounce the lack of transparency surrounding returns presented as voluntary of migrants to Morocco from Ceuta. Their action also targets the practices of the Spanish army and respect for fundamental rights, according to Le Monde.

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