Non-governmental organizations condemned France’s “shameful and illegal attempts” to deport migrants to Syria, calling on the French government to “clarify” practices that violate international humanitarian law.
Two such attempts date back to October 2022, when authorities in the Haute-Garonne region (southwest France) and the Paris Police Department launched “efforts with the Syrian embassy” in France, “with diplomatic relations between France and Syria officially severed.” since March 2012″. This is stated in a joint statement by Amnesty International, the association “La Simad” and the organization “Rovifer”.
The organizations considered such attempts “shameful and illegal under international law”. She added: “Our organizations call on the government to clarify its position, reminding the regional authorities of France’s international obligations that categorically prohibit the deportation of any person to a country where he is in danger of death, torture and other forms of ill-treatment. treatment.”
In response to a request from Agence France Presse to comment on this issue, the French Interior Ministry limited itself to stating that “there was no deportation to Syria.”
Source: AFP.