France: court rules drones for monitoring borders are illegal
The French State Council has deemed the use of drones for monitoring entries of migrants at the Franco-Spanish border illegal. This decision supports the administrative court's ruling in Pau that drones were not absolutely necessary for border surveillance and less intrusive methods could be used. NGOs denounce that the militarisation of borders and the increase of border surveillance have simply pushed migrants to riskier routes.
France: court rules drones for monitoring borders are illegal
The French State Council has deemed the use of drones for monitoring entries of migrants at the Franco-Spanish border illegal. This decision supports the administrative court's ruling in Pau that drones were not absolutely necessary for border surveillance and less intrusive methods could be used. NGOs denounce that the militarisation of borders and the increase of border surveillance have simply pushed migrants to riskier routes.