Two reports on detention centres have been published in Spain and France that highlight a situation in which foreigners are experiencing conditions that are often worse than those in prisons as a result of administrative offences (irregular residence) and an aim to maximise the rates of detention and returns. This has led to large-scale violations of human rights and to policies that reduce judicial oversight and the possibility of detained foreigners to effectively exercise their rights through judicial proceedings and access to effective remedies.
The Spanish organisations that are part of the Migreurop network have published a report on centres for the detention of migrants (Centros de Internamiento de Extranjeros, CIE) entitled "CIE, Derechos vulnerados". It includes in-depth reports on the fact-finding visits carried out in four of Spain's nine detention centres, in Algeciras, Barcelona, Madrid and Málaga (the others are in Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tarifa, Tenerife and Valencia).
The ongoing disgrace of detention centres
Two reports on detention centres have been published in Spain and France that highlight a situation in which foreigners are experiencing...
