Spain: 8000 Arrivals in Ceuta Amid Diplomatic Stand-off with Morocco, Ombudsman Calls for Protection of Unaccompanied Children

21st May 2021 | News

In just 36 hours 8,000 people, at least a quarter of them children, have arrived to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco amid a diplomatic stand-off between the two countries over hospital treatment in La Rioja of exiled Western Sahara independence leader. The...

France: Deal to Facilitate Deportations to Morocco, Situation in Calais Deteriorates

11th December 2020 | News

France and Morocco have signed an agreement facilitating the forced return of Moroccan unaccompanied children. Crackdown on migrants in Calais continues. On 7 December, the French Minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti, and his Moroccan counterpart, Mohamed Ben...

ECRE Working Paper: Civil Society Input to EU-Africa Cooperation on Migration: The Case of Morocco

28th February 2020 | News

Author: Mohammed Khachani, AMERM: Mohammed V Rabat University* This working paper analyses the priorities and the impact of EU cooperation with Morocco on migration. It finds that as a result of the EU’s focus on the ‘fight against’ irregular migration Morocco has...

N.D and N.T v Spain: Return to Morocco Did Not Breach Convention

14th February 2020 | News

On 13 February 2020, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (GC) published its judgment in the case of N.D and N.T v Spain (Application Nos. 8675/15 and 8697/15) concerning the immediate return of two men to Morocco after attempting to cross the...

Spain: Two Persons Pushed Back to Morocco after 300 attempt to Cross Border Fence in Ceuta

23rd January 2020 | News

On 19 January, the NGO ELIN reported the summary expulsion by Spanish authorities of two people who managed to cross the border between the Spanish enclave Ceuta and Morocco. According to the NGO based in the Spanish enclave, a few hours before the Moroccan...