Morocco and Spain resorted at the end of last week in Melilla to "
excessive use of force
" against migrants which resulted in "
the death of dozens of human beings
", denounced Tuesday, June 28 UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric.
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“
It is unacceptable
” and this tragedy “
must be investigated
”, added the spokesperson, during his daily press briefing, specifying that the excessive use of force was seen by the UN "
on both sides of the border
".
“
I want to say how shocked we were by the images of the violence seen on the border between Morocco and Spain in North Africa this weekend and which resulted in the death of dozens of human beings, claimants asylum, migrants
," he said.
“
People who migrate have human rights and these must be respected and we see them too often flouted
,” insisted Stéphane Dujarric.
Deadliest record
Earlier, a spokeswoman for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, had called on Geneva to open an independent investigation after the bloody attempt to force migrants into the Spanish enclave of Melilla. located in Moroccan territory.
At Kenya's request, the UN Security Council is due to hold a closed meeting on Wednesday on the events in Melilla.
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At least 23 migrants died and 140 police officers were injured, according to Moroccan authorities, when some 2,000 migrants attempted to enter Melilla on Friday.
This toll is the deadliest recorded during the many attempts by sub-Saharan migrants to enter Melilla and the neighboring Spanish enclave of Ceuta.