Ombudsman / NPM recommends maximum term for stay of foreigners alone in detention facilities in airports

Date of article: 09/10/2019

Daily News of: 11/10/2019

Country:  Portugal

Author: National Ombudsman of Portugal

Article language: en

The Ombudsman, acting as head of the National Mechanism for the Prevention (MNP) of Torture and Mistreatment, addressed a recommendation to the Immigrants and Borders Service (SEF) to avoid situations of excessive isolation of persons detained in temporary installation facilities in airports, while awaiting the decision to enter the country.

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