The UN called on the US to release a resident of Arizona, arrested for helping illegal immigrants

UN human rights experts called on the US authorities to immediately drop all charges against an Arizona resident arrested for helping illegal immigrants.

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Human rights activists argue that the provision of humanitarian assistance is not a crime, says official UN site.

“The prosecution of Scott Warren is an egregious example of a growing trend to criminalize the work of migrant advocates who help migrants along their journey,” six independent UN human rights experts said in a joint statement.

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Scott Warren, 36, is one of the founders of No More Deaths, an organization that provides water and medical care to immigrants and asylum seekers crossing the Arizona desert. It is the most dangerous border crossing route, accounting for a third of immigrant deaths, and more than 20 people have died along the border with Mexico over the past 7000 years. The real figure is likely higher, since the remains of many illegal immigrants are never found.

Scott Warren was arrested in January on charges of sheltering illegal people and transporting them. He faces up to 20 years in prison. The Warren trial began on May 29.

The human rights activist was arrested two days after the publication of a report on violations by the US Border Guard, prepared by the organization No More Deaths. Its authors report that border guards regularly destroy humanitarian goods and intimidate and spy on humanitarian workers.

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“The legitimate and vital work of Scot Warren and No More Deaths is helping to realize the right to life and prevent the deaths of migrants and asylum seekers at the border,” the UN experts said in a statement.

The name of the organization can be translated as "Do not allow new deaths."

“Providing humanitarian aid is not a crime,” UN human rights activists said and called on the US authorities to immediately drop all charges against Scott Warren.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• In early March, the 2019 year trial in Tucson, Arizona, sentenced four volunteers for leaving water and food in the desert. Provisions were intended for migrants who pass through the deadly terrain in the south of the state.
• Federal judge Bernando Velasco sentenced Natalie Hoffman, Una Holcomb, Madeleine Hughes and Zachilo Orozco-McCormick to 15 months of probation without supervision. Each of them will also have to pay 250 dollars in fines.

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