Brussels, 23/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - Several non-governmental organisations think that the Europe of human rights has been dealt a severe blow with the adoption on Wednesday 18 June by the European Parliament of the controversial “returns” directive - a text which among other things envisages a maximum detention period for illegal immigrants of 6 months, extendable to 18 months, and readmission bans of up to five years for those expelled (EUROPE 9685).
In the view of Amnesty...