Madrid: About 60 Africans scrambled over a border fence from Morocco into Spanish territory on Monday, as a UN official urged Spain to protect migrants' rights following evidence of police abuse.
It was the latest in a string of attempts by desperate Africans trying to reach European soil by scaling the seven-metre (23-foot), triple-layer fence into the Spanish territory of Melilla, raising pressure on Spain's government.
A crowd of Africans charged to the fence around dawn on Monday and about 60 made it across and ran into Melilla, some heading to a police station and others to an immigration centre, Spanish government officials there said in a statement.
That was the second of two bids last week by migrants which the Spanish government described as "violent". It said several migrants and Spanish police officers were injured in those attempts while a handful of Africans made it across.
"Whatever their reasons for trying to enter, these people must be respected and these images show that some parties are not acting as they should. There are people beating those who are on the fence."
It urged Spain to take all "necessary measures to prevent this kind of situation from occurring again at Spain's borders".
Spain has demanded more help from the European Union to deal with the flow of migrants who head to Melilla and Ceuta, which has swelled over recent months.
It was the latest in a string of attempts by desperate Africans trying to reach European soil by scaling the seven-metre (23-foot), triple-layer fence into the Spanish territory of Melilla, raising pressure on Spain's government.
A crowd of Africans charged to the fence around dawn on Monday and about 60 made it across and ran into Melilla, some heading to a police station and others to an immigration centre, Spanish government officials there said in a statement.
That was the second of two bids last week by migrants which the Spanish government described as "violent". It said several migrants and Spanish police officers were injured in those attempts while a handful of Africans made it across.
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"Whatever their reasons for trying to enter, these people must be respected and these images show that some parties are not acting as they should. There are people beating those who are on the fence."
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It urged Spain to take all "necessary measures to prevent this kind of situation from occurring again at Spain's borders".
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Spain has demanded more help from the European Union to deal with the flow of migrants who head to Melilla and Ceuta, which has swelled over recent months.
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