On Thursday 3 November, the European Commission rejected allegations by NGO Amnesty International, published in a report, that the EU’s policy of registering migrants in its reception and registration centres (hotspots) was leading to abuses, with Italian police carrying out acts of torture and sexual violence.
Amnesty International says beatings, electric shocks and sexual humiliation have been reported by many eye witnesses in Italian hotspots. These practices are said to be...