Violations of rights of refugees in the Czech Republic, denounced the UN
The High Commissioner of the United Nations human rights Zeint Ra'ant al-Hussein today accused the authorities of the Czech Republic that commit systematic human rights violations detaining refugees for up to 90 days and making them searched to find money to pay themselves for their detention.
Violations of human rights "seem to form part of a policy by the Czech government, which is designed to prevent immigrants and refugees from entering or remaining in the country," he said in a statement the High Commissioner.
He also expressed concern that the policy of arrests refugees accompanied increasingly xenophobic public statements, including "anti-Islamic" statements of President Milo Zeman and a campaign collecting signatures "In immigration" launched by former president Vaclav Klaus .
The Zeman rejected the criticisms and his spokesman said: "The president has warned long ago about the threat of Islamic fundamentalism. It maintains its position and will not change under pressure from abroad ".
Zeman's views reflect those of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has pledged to defend Christian values in action to stop immigration from Muslim countries.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says that the majority of those who make the trip to the north, from Turkey via Greece, often with the hope to arrive in Germany are refugees rather than economic migrants and are entitled to protection and asylum.
The center-right Czech government has not used similar rhetoric to that of 71chronou President, but it is the only one that imprisons refugees for such a long period of time - usually 40 days and sometimes for 90, said Zeint.
"International law is quite clear that the detention of migrants should be strictly a measure of last resort", he stressed. The detention of children "at the base and just being themselves immigrants or their parents constitutes their violation is never in their best interest and is not justified," he added.
Courts have let free people who have appealed against their detention, but most do not know their rights and are unable to exercise, partly because their mobile phones confiscated when arrested, said Zeint.
When they are released are often without resources, have been searched for money to pay the daily cost € 250 Czech crowns, a detention, often in poor conditions.
The High Commissioner of the United Nations human rights Zeint Ra'ant al-Hussein today accused the authorities of the Czech Republic that commit systematic human rights violations detaining refugees for up to 90 days and making them searched to find money to pay themselves for their detention.
Violations of human rights "seem to form part of a policy by the Czech government, which is designed to prevent immigrants and refugees from entering or remaining in the country," he said in a statement the High Commissioner.
He also expressed concern that the policy of arrests refugees accompanied increasingly xenophobic public statements, including "anti-Islamic" statements of President Milo Zeman and a campaign collecting signatures "In immigration" launched by former president Vaclav Klaus .
The Zeman rejected the criticisms and his spokesman said: "The president has warned long ago about the threat of Islamic fundamentalism. It maintains its position and will not change under pressure from abroad ".
Zeman's views reflect those of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has pledged to defend Christian values in action to stop immigration from Muslim countries.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says that the majority of those who make the trip to the north, from Turkey via Greece, often with the hope to arrive in Germany are refugees rather than economic migrants and are entitled to protection and asylum.
The center-right Czech government has not used similar rhetoric to that of 71chronou President, but it is the only one that imprisons refugees for such a long period of time - usually 40 days and sometimes for 90, said Zeint.
"International law is quite clear that the detention of migrants should be strictly a measure of last resort", he stressed. The detention of children "at the base and just being themselves immigrants or their parents constitutes their violation is never in their best interest and is not justified," he added.
Courts have let free people who have appealed against their detention, but most do not know their rights and are unable to exercise, partly because their mobile phones confiscated when arrested, said Zeint.
When they are released are often without resources, have been searched for money to pay the daily cost € 250 Czech crowns, a detention, often in poor conditions.
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