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Immigrants inhumanely treated in 180
European prisons
LIMA,
Peru.—On Monday, representatives of social and
immigration organizations came together outside the
Italian embassy in this capital to protest against
violations of immigrants’ rights and abuses in most
of the European Union nations.
 The
demonstration was convened by the Committee of
Peruvians Abroad and the Political-Social
Coordinating Committee to demand respect for
immigrants’ basic rights and to condemn increasing
anti-immigration policies. In 2008, the European
Council passed regulations in violation of
international law and implemented legislation,
courts and prisons for irregular immigrants.
According to the communiqué signed by the
organizations taking part in the protest, the
European Union currently has 180 prisons for the
detention of irregular immigrants. The treatment
meted out to the close to 100,000 inmates is
inhumane, even though their only crime is that their
papers have irregularities.
The
demonstration was also an opportunity for members of
social and immigration organizations to get to know
each other, exchange information, strengthen the
struggle for the rights of all migrants, and to
expose European migratory crimes.
The
protest also supported recent immigrant
demonstrations in Spain, Italy, Greece and France.
(Taken from Agencia ADITAL)
Translated by Granma International
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