ICE halts force-feeding of detained migrants on hunger strike following backlash

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The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights had warned that force-feeding hunger strikers could violate the U.N. Convention Against Torture.

 

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Imagine reading this in 2016...

They're so hungry that they willing out themselves on food strikes. These aren't refugees. Refugees don't care where they go as long as they aren't where they are.

Prison..we have a disaster..

Hint: DON’T break the law trying 2 enter the US illegally-you r NOT seeking asylum but more opportunities which can b done the US,we prevent suicides so if you want 2 starve yourself 2 death,do it in your home countries of India & Cuba-they won’t care.

Remember that when you cry about their passing away in an ICEgov facility in a few weeks.

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ICE halts force-feeding of immigrant detaineesThe U.S. government has suddenly stopped force-feeding a group of men on a hunger strike inside an El Paso immigration detention center, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday. The dramatic reversal comes as public pressure was mounting on ICE to halt the practice, which involves feeding detainees through nasal tubes against their will. Last week, the United Nations human rights office said the force-feeding of Indian hunger strikers at the facility could violate the U.N. Convention Against Torture. mendozamartha garanceburke Indian men are in ICE detention So they are coming from all over mendozamartha garanceburke It’s a disgrace! The US government should be ashamed mendozamartha garanceburke Evil bastards trying to prevent people from starving to death.
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