France:Death of immigration prisoner

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An African immigration prisoner died of hunger in December 1993 weighing under 30kg (less than 5 stone). The Justice Ministry announced a judicial inquiry into the failure of the prison to provide "assistance to a person in danger".

Migration News Sheet January 1994.

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