WILLEMSTAD - Amnesty International is happy that the judge has now also acknowledged that Curaçao is acting unlawfully and that the inhumane detention of Venezuelans is looking for protection. This is according to Yara Boff Tonella, Amnesty's project leader refugees and migrant rights Curaçao and Aruba.
On Thursday, the judge in Willemstad ruled that ten Venezuelans had to be released instantly because the detention conditions are contrary to human rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Effective thus all aliens shelter on the island came to an end because there are no more suitable locations that do meet international requirements.
Yara Boff Tonella: "This is an important step in improving the situation of Venezuelan refugees in Curaçao. It is now important that the Curaçao government really offers these people a fair chance of protection and humane. We will keep a close eye on the situation."