10/2012. This report aims to present the consequences of the general Israeli government policy toward asylum seekers, as it is applied on trafficking, slavery and torture survivors arriving Israel from the Sinai desert, survivors like G., whose testimony appears above.
All asylum seekers who have entered Israel since June 2012 have been imprisoned in harsh conditions with little chance of being released. This policy, which violates the rights accorded to asylum seekers under the Refugee Convention, also results in feelings of hopelessness and helplessness among detained asylum seekers. The effects of prolonged internment are especially disastrous for torture survivors. This report focuses on this most vulnerable group affected by the implementation of the new Anti-Infiltration Law and the renewed ‘hot return’ policy in which Israeli soldiers stationed next to the border prevent the entry of asylum seekers to Israel.
