Amnesty accuses Cyprus of holding migrants in prison conditions


  • World
  • Tuesday, 18 Mar 2014

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus routinely detains migrants in prison-like conditions, sometimes breaking European Union law by holding them for more than an 18-month maximum, Amnesty International said.

While Cyprus is not one of the main routes for migrants to reach Europe, thousands do enter the island each year and Amnesty accused the government of using detention as a way of discouraging the flow.

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