Wednesday, April 2, 2008

UN Scolds Washington for War on Migrants

Written by Cyril Mychalejko, UpsideDownWorld
Thursday, 20 March 2008

The United Nations released a report this month scolding the United States for disregarding international law and violating the human rights of migrants.

Jorge Bustamante, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, noted serious concerns about deportation and detention policies, especially in light of the fact that cases of indefinite detention were common. Other concerns included lack of due process, imprisonment of children and infants, imprisoned migrants being subjected to solitary confinement, possible sleep deprivation, and exposure to extreme heat and cold. [...]

Read the full article:
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1186/1/

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