A massive protest was held outside the UNHCR’s office in Rabat Morocco by African migrants on Tuesday to show solidarity to their allegedly slayed fellow country people.
This comes after dozens died Friday while attempting to cross by force into the Spanish autonomous city of Melilla from Moroccan territory. The Spanish Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday the opening of an investigation into the incident.
“We went to the city of Nador and they beat us badly. They killed our friends and family. The Moroccan government said there were 23 dead, but we know there are more than 70, it’s inhumane. We call for no discrimination between migrants. ” Omar, a Sudanese migrant said at the demonstration.
At least 23 migrants died and 140 police officers were injured, according to Moroccan authorities, when some 2,000 migrants tried to cross the high wire fence separating Melilla from the northern Moroccan border town of Nador.
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“Many of these incidents were not filmed, there are many dead among us and currently, many young people are in prison, and several seriously injured.
“We ask today to see the bodies and to identify them in order to inform their families in Sudan of what happened,”
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We ask the human rights associations to intervene to treat the wounded, and at the same time we ask them to immediately evacuate us to safe countries, because we do not feel safe here.” Omar added.
