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Sergio Garcia

Morocco accuses Spain of assaulting migrants crossing into Ceuta and claims sovereignty over enclave

Morocco's National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has once again pointed the finger at Spain. In a preliminary report released on 8 August, the council accuses the Spanish security forces of having assaulted and ill-treated some of the migrants who entered Ceuta on 30 and 31 July, when around 80,000 people crossed the border in just 48 hours.

According to the document, the Council's monitoring team gathered testimonies from migrants who had already been returned to Morocco and who all reported assaults by Spanish officers, "especially in places beyond the reach of cameras", in their own words.

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