Ombudsman / NPM recommends maximum term for stay of foreigners alone in detention facilities in airports

The Ombudsman, acting as head of the National Mechanism for the Prevention (MNP) of Torture and Mistreatment, addressed a recommendation to the Immigrants and Borders Service (SEF) to avoid situations of excessive isolation of persons detained in temporary installation facilities in airports, while awaiting the decision to enter the country. The Ombudsman’s recommendation calls on the SEF to establish, after…

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