‘Culture of Silence’ Abetted Abuse of at Least 100s victims in Romania
For many years, detainees such as rejected Asylum Seekers/Dublin-Returns/Detained Migrants who are detained in either Arad Immigration Detention and/or Otopeni Immigration Detention in Romania, were insulted, beaten and abused on a regular basis at the hands of Romanian Immigration Detention’s staff also Jandarmeria.
The ‘Culture of Shameful Silence’ of NGOs in Romania such as the Jesuit Refugee Service(JRS), the Romanian National Council for Refugees(CNNR) and the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR abetted abuse of at least 100s victims such as rejected Asylum Seekers/Dublin-Returns/Detained Migrants in Romania. Along with the physical and abuse, many victims suffered psychological abuse.
Detainees and Victims of ill-treatment and torture described the conditions as "hell, prison for dangerous criminals or even worse".
Many detainees described this time as the “darkest period of their lives, dominated by violence, fear and helplessness.”
Despite that the Jesuit Refugee Service(JRS) was informed about ill-treatment, beating and inhuman conditions during their meeting with detainees whether or not rejected asylum seekers/Dublin Returns/Detained Migrants inside the Romania Immigration Detentions but in line with the culture of Silence keeping the abuse behind closed doors, the Jesuit Refugee Service did not advice or offer legal assistance for victims to complain against perpetrators, detention’s staff and Jandarmeria.
The Jesuit Refugee Service(JRS), The Romanian National Council for Refugees(CNNR), The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and other NGOs in Romania did not publish any report, news or statement about this matter to raise awareness about the inhuman situation of detainees and they did not take any action to prevent ill-treatment, beating and torture at both Romania Immigration Detentions despite being informed by victims and former detainees.
Also Culture of Silence is about the inhuman living and substandard conditions of refugees and asylum seekers whether they are at Regional Centres for Accommodation and Procedures for Asylum Seekers such as Stolnicu Reception Centre in Bucharest and other cities in Romania or are homeless.
Refugees and asylum seekers were dissatisfied with UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, CNRR, JRS and other NGOs in Romania for the censorship and the insufficiency of reports about their Deplorable Condition (Refugees/Asylum-Seekers Life) in Romania.
