Kenya weighs in on Melilla 'brutality' against African migrants
Migrants hold placards during an anti-racism demonstration in the Moroccan capital Rabat on June 28, 2022. A massive attempt by migrants to storm the barrier between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla resulted in unprecedented violence that killed at least 23 sub-Saharan Africans and has sparked fears of worse to come. PHOTO | AFP
Kenya says the incident last week in Melilla, at the border of Morrocco and Spain, where dozens of African migrants attempting to cross into Europe were crushed to death, signals further the ‘inequality’ in the treatment of refugees from the continent.
At the UN Security Council on Wednesday, Kenya said the incident is the latest reminder that African refugees are still treated differently in Europe despite countries signing global refugee laws.
