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The UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW) has called on Morocco to carry out an "independent and serious investigation" into the tragedy of last June in Melilla and prosecute and punish those responsible for it.
In its report on the situation in this area in the Alaouite kingdom, the committee expresses "its deep concern" over the death of 23 people and the dozens of wounded left by "the actions of the Moroccan security forces against migrants at the border post between Nador and Melilla." It has also expressed concern about "reports of other acts of violence, including racial discrimination and destruction of private property and food" in the months prior to these events "against refugees and migrants living in informal accommodation in and around Nador."
Thus, the UN Committee has called on Morocco to carry out "independent, serious and rapid investigations" into these facts and to make public the report resulting from this investigation. Likewise, it demands that responsibilities be purified and those responsible for these human rights violations be prosecuted and punished, in particular the agents of the State involved, "with penalties proportional to the infraction", in addition to adopting measures to guarantee that this type of events are not repeated.
Finally, the committee calls on the Moroccan State to act to ensure that "victims and their families have access to adequate reparation and compensation".
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