This report was
drawn up following the tragedy that occurred on 24/6/2022 at the border post of
Barrio chino between Nador and Melilla, which led to the loss of the lives of
27 asylum seekers and dozens of others going missing (64 cases),
many getting injured and hundreds being pushed back
following an unprecedented repression by the Moroccan authorities with the
complicity of their Spanish counterparts.
This tragedy, since it has been better documented and more publicized, should not make us forget that hundreds of sub-Saharan
and North African migrants, including many women and children, lose their lives
every year on sea migration routes that have become more deadly, such as the
routes of the Canary Islands or of the North towards Spain.
To all these
victims of deadly migration policies, AMDH Nador presents its deepest
condolences, as it does to the entire migrant community and to all the peoples
of Africa.
On another hand, this documented work could not have been achieved without
the selflessness and total dedication of the members of AMDH Nador to the just
causes of the asylum seekers who have been suffering for many years on the
Nador-Melilla migration route.
Thanks to their
volunteering and field work, they have been
able to convey to everyone the horrors and crimes committed by these
increasingly deadly migration policies.
Please accept my
thanks and appreciation for your commitment to human rights.