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HRW: Israel is Complicit in Egyptian Abuses of Forcibly Returned Migrants

December 15th, 2009

Egypt Israel Refugees

Human Rights Watch called on the Israeli Supreme Court to forbid the IDF to continue forcibly returning to Egypt refugees and migrants who cross the Sinai border. In the current policy, Israel doesn’t allow the migrants to seek asylum, forcing them instead to return to Egypt. In Egypt, the Afr…

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Iraqi Refugees Face Exploitation in Lebanon

December 14th, 2009

Abusive employers Iraq Lebanon Refugees

The Daily Star reported today about the possible exploitation refugees from Iraq face in Lebanon. Following the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, many Iraqis fled the country and about 50,000 of them settled in Lebanon. Christian Iraqis saw Lebanon as an attractive destination due to its large Christian p...

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