Madrid, Spain, Oct 10, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Bishop Antonio Dorado of Malaga, Spain, called for intervention by the United Nations or the European Union this week in order to find a “solution in accord” with human dignity to the crisis of illegal immigration that is affecting the cities of Ceuta and Melilla in the Spanish territories in northern Africa.
In a press release, Bishop Dorado said he felt compelled to “bring attention to the grave situation of immigrants who attempt to enter Spain through the borders of the Kingdom of Morocco.”
He said it was urgent that a “commission of the United Nations or of the European Union take responsibility for these persons and find a solution in accord with their human dignity.”
“Although there are no numbers, there could be as many as two thousand immigrants who are living in this situation. If the only solution is to return them to their countries of origin, it should be done with respect for their lives and for the rights inherent in all human beings,” the bishop added.