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Thursday, June 19, 2008

[Egypt] UNHCR: UNHCR alarmed over reports of forcible returns of Eritrean

GENEVA - The UN refugee agency is very alarmed over consistent reports of ongoing, forcible returns of Eritrean asylum-seekers from Egypt despite appeals from UNHCR to refrain from any return of asylum seekers until the agency had access to detention centres to determine their claims for international protection.

UNHCR Press Release