Morocco sentences for migrants over Melilla tragedy slammed
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Moroccan authorities have handed lengthy prison sentences to migrants who sought to reach Spain in a mass crossing that resulted in a crush killing dozens
Another 13 people have been sentenced to prison in Morocco following the attempt by about 2,000 migrants to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in June.
The United Nations, the African Union and independent rights groups have condemned the use of excessive force by Moroccan and Spanish security personnel at the frontier between Spain and Morocco.
Morocco sentenced 13 migrants to two-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, their lawyer said, following a deadly mass crossing into the Spanish enclave