A Sri Lankan detainee died after collapsing at a detention center in Tokyo, an official said on Tuesday, the latest in a string of similar cases that critics say illustrates a shameful attitude toward immigrants.
The body of Nickeles Fernando, 57, was found in his cell at the immigration detention center in Shinagawa Ward on Nov 22, hours after he had complained of chest pains and begged for a doctor to be called, campaigners said.
He had been at the center since Nov 17.
His death came two days after a government probe into two deaths at another immigration center found there was inadequate medical care.
A rights group called Provisional Release Association in Japan (PRAJ) said Fernando was ignored by guards when he asked for medical help.
“He had begun to complain about severe chest pain at about 7 a.m. on Nov 22, but instead of calling a doctor, immigration officials moved him from a shared cell into a single one,” PRAJ member Hiromitsu Masuda told AFP. Full story...
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The body of Nickeles Fernando, 57, was found in his cell at the immigration detention center in Shinagawa Ward on Nov 22, hours after he had complained of chest pains and begged for a doctor to be called, campaigners said.
He had been at the center since Nov 17.
His death came two days after a government probe into two deaths at another immigration center found there was inadequate medical care.
A rights group called Provisional Release Association in Japan (PRAJ) said Fernando was ignored by guards when he asked for medical help.
“He had begun to complain about severe chest pain at about 7 a.m. on Nov 22, but instead of calling a doctor, immigration officials moved him from a shared cell into a single one,” PRAJ member Hiromitsu Masuda told AFP. Full story...
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