British family plead with French authorities to release body of relative who died in the Channel
Families of two men who died while attempting to cross the English Channel are protesting in France to demand the release of their relatives' bodies. The French authorities have held the remains for five months, prompting a rare public demonstration by the grieving families.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis and bureaucratic challenges faced by families of migrants who die during dangerous Channel crossings.
Relatives of Jasmeet Wadhwa and Nagmeldin Adam held a demonstration outside a courthouse in Dunkirk, France on Monday. Relatives of Jasmeet Wadhwa and Nagmeldin Adam held a demonstration outside a courthouse in Dunkirk, France on Monday. Immigration and asylum British family plead with French authorities to release body of relative who died in the Channel Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life in April
Prefer the Guardian on Google A British family is pleading with French authorities to release the body of a relative that officials have held for five months after he died in the Channel in April.
Jasmeet Wadhwa, 32, died while attempting to reach the UK on a dinghy on 1 April with his mother, Harbans Kaur Wadhwa, after they fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan in January of this year.
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