Amnesty accuses Spain and Morocco of cover-up over Melilla enclave migrant deaths

FILE PHOTO: Luna Reyes, 20, a member of Spanish Red Cross, embraces and comforts a migrant Sub-Saharian as he refuses to be deported to Morocco after he crossed the border swimming from Morocco to Spain, at El Tarajal beach, after thousands of migrants swam across this border during last days, in Ceuta, Spain, May 18, 2021. Picture taken May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Amnesty International on Friday accused Spain and Morocco of a cover-up for failing to properly investigate events at the border of the Spanish enclave of Melilla last year, when tens of migrants and refugees died during a mass attempted crossing.

On June 24 2002, around 2,000 Sub-Saharan African migrants and refugees attempted to enter Spain's North African enclave from Morocco. At least 37 died and at least 76 are still missing, the NGO said.