Court says government should end inhuman treatment of migrants, despite tough stance by President MacronThe French government has said it will provide water and sanitation to refugees and migrants in Calais and open two reception centres away from the port, hours after a court ordered it to end the inhuman treatment of migrants. France’s highest administrative court ruled that President Emmanuel Macron’s government and the Calais region must provide hundreds of refugees with drinking water, showers and toilets. A local court said this year that the authorities must provide access to water, prompting an appeal by the interior ministry and Calais commune. Rejecting that appeal, the Conseil d’État ruled that the treatment of migrants was inhuman. Last week, Human Rights Watch pressed France to end what it described as recurrent police violence against refugees and migrants in Calais, where hundreds have returned despite the demolition of the sprawling camp.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2017 18:11 UTC