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The Bahamas government responds to Amnesty International
Mar 20, 2015 - 12:29:57 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - The following is a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to Amnesty International:
An officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been
tasked with responding to the allegations made in a letter delivered to
the Ministry by Amnesty International. The queries in the letter have
now turned up in a press release by that organization.
We say generally that the allegations contained in the
letter and in the press release are a rehash of the same allegations
from other human rights organizations.They are not well grounded in the
facts.
There are material errors in their press statement.
There is in the ministry's view no need to clarify any
aspects of the policy to them. Everything about the policy is in the
pubic domain and is pellucidly clear.
55 illegal migrants were detained in Abaco on 19th March
and are now in Nassau awaiting repatriation to their home country. The
numbers including three women with their children who are detained at a
safe house in Nassau separate from the others who are at the Detention
Centre.
Bahamas: Amnesty International seeks clarifications to the authorities on migration reforms
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