The police evacuated around 350 migrants on Friday morning from camps in Calais, "
calmly
" according to the prefecture, the associations denouncing forced shelters and seizure of migrants' property.
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“
For several weeks, more than 350 people had settled illegally in numerous camps in the Turquerie sector, a natural space located in the municipalities of Calais and Marck
”, writes the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais in a press release .
, pointing to problems of public peace and security and sanitation.
Court eviction order
The evacuation took place after the issuance of an eviction order by the judicial court of Boulogne-sur-Mer, seized by the owner of the land.
According to the prefecture, "
a proposal for shelter was made to all the migrants present in these camps and interpreters were on site
".
Migrants who accepted this proposal were “
directed towards the accommodation structures
” of the department.
Human Rights Observers (HRO), which documents these expulsions on the northern coast of France, conversely denounced to AFP "
forced sheltering
".
“
They are picking up everything, tents, personal items, food
,” a spokeswoman for HRO also said, saying preventing people from getting their tents was “
also a technique to force them to leave
. ".
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One of the evacuated camps is next to Transmarck's area of activity, where a young migrant was found hanging in a trailer on Wednesday, she said.
In April alone, HRO recorded 127 evictions from informal living spaces in Calais and the seizure of at least 219 tents and tarpaulins.