In June 2007, a concert in Amsterdam was raided by over 80 police men and women, using horses and dogs. The police arrested and detained 111 migrants, mainly Africans. 70 of the detainees were either deported or face deportation in the near future.

An inquiry into human dignity in detention of aliens in the Netherlands based on experiences of 48 migrants who had recently been in detention. (part 2)

This year the National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns sent to the home secretary a dossier of nearly 300 cases of alleged physical assault and racial abuse by private security guards carrying out immigration deportations. We quote some important points and their key findings.

To bring their victims into Europe, gangs use genuine visas obtained through their contacts in various western embassies and passports of women who have recently entered Western Europe with valid visas that are not yet expired.

Tatia (Sierra Leone)

A 34 year old Ghanaian man, Michael Osey, died after falling from the 7th floor of an apartment building. The Dutch immigration service had raided the building looking for undocumented immigrants.

An inquiry into human dignity in detention of aliens in the Netherlands based on experiences of 48 migrants who had recently been in detention. (part 1)

How a society treats the people who seek asylum indicates the respect it has for human rights . Here are some examples which shows that assault levels on removal of detainees indicate systematic abuse.

Nigerian minor girls disappear from Dutch shelters

Rosine(Rwanda)

Illegal migrants awaiting deportation from Britain will be required to provide "large bail bonds" and wear electronic tags to avoid detention, under Home Office legislation unveiled yesterday.

On the night of 27 October 2005, 11 illegal immigrants perished in a fire that broke out in a "removal facility" at Amsterdam Airport. 15 others, including guards, were injured.