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Des asile-chercheurs échoués sont maltraités par les sociétés de valeurs mobilières privées, dit le rapport
Lundi 14 juillet 2008 Discutez ce rapport dans les forum de RINF > Par Robert Verkaik et vert de Chris | La Grande-Bretagne est responsable de l'abus des centaines d'asile-chercheurs échoués aux mains des gardes de sécurité privés pendant leur déplacement obligatoire de ce pays, un rapport dans le traitement des réfugiés allègue aujourd'hui.
Les résultats, basés sur presque 300 cas d'assaut physique allégué et d'abus racial, suit une recherche de quatre ans sur des soucis concernant la commande et l'utilisation des firmes en valeurs mobilières privées dans le procédé de déportation. Plusieurs des allégations ont été éditées la première fois l'année dernière dans l'indépendant en octobre quand les ministres alors ont écarté les cas en tant qu'étant non fondés et demandées plus d'évidence. La semaine dernière le secrétaire à la maison, Jacqui Smith, a été donné les noms et les détails de 48 des réclamants qui veulent que le gouvernement commande des recherches fraîches sur leurs cas. Seigneur David Ramsbotham, un ancien inspecteur en chef des prisons qui ont envoyé le rapport aux ministres, décrit le dossier des cas comme « dérangeant » et invite aujourd'hui le gouvernement « identifient que notre réputation nationale n'est pas quelque chose être traitée légèrement ou étourdiment, et que, si même un des cas est justifié, cela s'élève à quelque chose d'un déshonneur national évitable. » Diane Abbott, MP, a indiqué que le rapport était un des plus choquante elle avait lu dedans les 20 années où elle a servies de MP : « Ce rapport est affligeant et dérangeant pour que n'importe qui lise. Mais pour des ministres c'est un verdict damnant sur leur incapacité d'injecter même un lambeau de l'humanité dans un système échouant d'immigration, » elle a dit. Un dispositif inquiétant du rapport est que plusieurs des allégations de l'abus sont faites par les réfugiés qui sont venus à ce pays parce qu'elles prétendent avoir été torturées ou persécutées dans leur propre pays. Plusieurs des rapports par médecins de réfugiés des' dommages, souvent corroboré', suggèrent que la résistance au déplacement soit souvent rencontrée la force accablante, y compris des battements et des kickings comme des victimes violemment traîné autour par leurs menottes. Plusieurs des comptes sont indiqués par les enfants comme victimes eux-mêmes ou comme témoins aux assauts sur leurs parents. Les auteurs du rapport - le cabinet juridique Birnberg Peirce, juge médical et la coalition nationale des campagnes d'Anti-Déportation - concluent : “We have found an alarming and unacceptable number of injuries have been sustained by those subject to forced removals. This dossier provides evidence of widespread and seemingly systemic abuse of one of the most vulnerable communities of people in our society, who have fled their own countries seeking safety and refuge.” The report, Outsourcing Abuse, says the Government’s removal policy is driven by apparently arbitrary targets on deportation and has announced a near doubling of detention centre capacity. It warns: “Mass deportations may follow if the Government puts into effect its announcement to deal with 450,000 unresolved asylum cases within five years or less. The increased use of detention and target-driven deportations may lead to further injuries and assault allegations.” All the allegations contained in the report have been made in the past four years to immigration workers, doctors and lawyers by asylum-seekers who claim to have been abused inside immigration detention camps and security transport, at airports, or on board aircraft. The authors say many of the alleged victims can no longer be contacted as they have been deported or are too frightened to put in claims in case it has an adverse effect on their applications. Cases include that of Amos Alajaibo, a Nigerian who says he was beaten unconscious by guards after admitting he had talked to the media during a protest, and an Algerian man who was allegedly assaulted while in a wheelchair. Suren Khachatryan, an Armenian, suffered a punctured lung after allegedly being stamped on by his immigration escorts in the back of a security van. Another detainee said he was “bound up like a parcel” by officials trying to force him on to a deportation flight. A 39-year-old Ugandan, Noreen Nafuna, says she was bundled on to a flight wearing only her underwear and later punched in the face by an escort, and a 21-year-old woman from Cameroon claims that she was assaulted in front of her young daughter. In another case, HM, a 16-year-old girl from Rwanda, who claimed asylum after coming to Britain as a sex-trafficking victim, says she was assaulted by guards who removed her from a shower unit in a detention centre. She says she suffered bruising when she was handcuffed from behind in a semi-naked state and taken to a holding cell. Her claim was investigated and dismissed by the Home Office, although there was criticism of the way the guards had handled a near-naked teenager. It is understood that the UK Borders Agency has received 89 complaints since October 2006, of which three were substantiated. Another 10 were partly upheld, relating to issues such as rudeness or inefficiency. A spokesperson for the agency said: “We have been asking for this information for at least nine months. We are glad that something has finally arrived. We will review it and where necessary will refer it to the police.” Group4Securicor has told The Independent that it investigates all allegations properly and instructs its escort teams to treat all asylum-seekers with respect. Other firms have declined to comment on similar allegations. ‘I was beaten and kicked by guards’: RH, asylum-seeker from Burundi The story of Mr RH highlights the alleged abuse suffered by asylum-seekers at the hands of British security guards. He fled to the UK in 2007 after being tortured in his home country of Burundi. His application for asylum was rejected by the Home Office, and he was taken to an immigration removal centre to await deportation. In July last year, Mr RH was taken from his room by immigration escorts. He was handcuffed, and his legs were crossed at the ankle before being tied together with tape. After struggling on his way to the van, which was bound for Heathrow, he says he was beaten and kicked by the escorts before being dragged half-naked into the plane. During the alleged assault, his handcuffs caused him to incur severe injuries to his wrists which were clearly visible. The pilot came to investigate, and told the escorts he would not fly Mr RH out of the country in his state at the time. After being returned, RH was examined by a medical officer. However, a later examination by an independent doctor revealed that this officer had only made limited notes about some of Mr RH’s injuries, while others were not documented. Although he has since been released from detention and has recovered, Mr RH’s case still hangs in the balance and he remains threatened with removal. See More:TortureDiscuss this report in the RINF forums > Have Your Say: Failed asylum-seekers are abused by private security companies, says report This entry was posted on Monday, July 14th, 2008 at 1:15 pm and is filed under Breaking News . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. |
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