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News on migration and asylum from around the region - Nouvelles de la région sur les questions de migration et d'asile

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

[Cyprus] Cyprus-Mail: Ombudsman announces indefinite detention cannot go on

OMBUDSWOMAN Iliana Nicolaou yesterday highlighted that the state could not close its eyes forever to the people languishing in jails without committing any crime. Speaking on the hot issue of migrants and asylum seekers, Nicolaou reiterated that the long-term detention of people was not acceptable. She called on the government to formulate a wider, more comprehensive strategy on migration.
By Stefanos Evripidou