On Human Rights Day, Migrants Evicted from Abandoned Factory in Italy

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5 年前

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and interior minister Matteo Salvini lauded the eviction on December 10 of at least 35 migrants from an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Rome, and said more evictions were planned for the weeks ahead.

According to Italian media, local residents lambasted Salvini and Italian authorities, saying the evacuation of the former penicillin factory, estimated to have housed up to 600 people at its busiest, came too late, adding that locals had been inhaling asbestos left in the abandoned structures for decades. Other residents accused Salvini of arriving for a photo opportunity, La Repubblica reported.

Doctors Without Borders said they were at the scene helping those evicted.

The eviction coincided with the United Nations’ Human Rights Day, as many people online who were critical of the intervention pointed out. Credit: Eleanora Camilli via Storyful