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UN criticizes Czech detentions, strip-searches of refugees

The Czech Republic is committing systematic human rights violations by detaining refugees for up to 90 days and strip-searching them for money to pay for their own detention, the UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said on Thursday.
 
He also said he was alarmed by a xenophobic public discourse, including Islamophobic statements by Czech President Milos Zeman, and concerned about the conditions in detention facilities. Children were also detained, which was unjustifiable, he said.

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