France: Forced evictions at Calais camps risk exacerbating health concerns

Headline Title:  France: Forced evictions at Calais camps risk exacerbating health concerns 28 May 2014 Today's expulsion of an estimated 700 migrants and asylum-seekers from camps in northern France risks aggravating the health problems that the authorities say prompted the evictions, Amnesty International has said. French police this morning encircled the makeshift settlements occupied by migrants and asylum-seekers in the Calais area and began a process of dismantling them, justifying their actions as a response to a reported outbreak of scabies in the camps."The French authorities…

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