Ceuta courts under intense migration pressure

The courts of Ceuta faced unprecedented pressure as the number of criminal cases increased by nearly 800% due to the recent migration crisis in July. The surge was particularly concentrated in sexual assault cases, with the court handling an average of one sexual assault complaint per day. Since the beginning of August, nine investigations have been opened concerning suspected assaults, reflecting a significant backlog of such cases. Additionally, the courts experienced an influx of cases involving violence theft, assault, threats, and resistance against security forces, as well as death-related cases linked to the crisis. The Judicial Authority Council of Ceuta called for the need to strengthen human resources by providing additional judges or judicial advisors to support investigation and processing efforts, especially in cases of violence against women and sexual crimes, in order to address this unprecedented judicial burden.

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