France: Further information: Arrested migrants and asylum seekers at risk

Index AI : EUR 21/015/2009
Date de publication : 25 septembre 2009
Catégorie(s) : France

French authorities have evicted over 278 migrants and asylum-seekers from their makeshift encampments near Calais. Of those that were arrested approximately 138 adults are now in detention and are at risk of being sent to countries where they may be at risk of ill-treatment.