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Egypt: New Investigation Needed Into Assault on Sudanese Protestors
Prosecution Decision to Close Inquiry Into December 2005 Killings Seriously Flawed Five Egyptian and international human rights organizations today called on President Hosni Mubarak to authorize an independent judicial inquiry into the December 30, 2005 police assault on Sudanese protestors ? refugees, asylum seekers and migrants ? in Cairo that resulted in the deaths of 27 persons and injured scores more.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 29-Dec-2007 06:00

Lebanon: Refugees Coerced to Return to Iraq
Lebanese authorities arrest Iraqi refugees without valid visas and detain them indefinitely to coerce them to return to Iraq, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 04-Dec-2007 06:00

Egypt: Do Not Return Detained Sudanese
Government Should Provide UN Access to 48 Asylum Seekers Transferred by Israel Egypt should cease summary returns and provide the United Nations access to 48 asylum seekers, most of whom appear to have fled war-torn Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today. Egypt reportedly forcibly returned at least five of the group to Sudan on October 28.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 03-Nov-2007 01:17

Israel: Halt Summary Expulsion of Sudanese Migrants
Unknown Fate Awaits Sudanese Fleeing From Darfur Israel should stop summarily expelling Sudanese nationals who enter the country illegally from Egypt and reinstate its policy of allowing them to remain in Israel pending refugee status determination, Human Rights Watch said today. Egypt?s official refusal to accept them combined with recent allegations of mistreatment by border guards suggests that Sudanese returnees are likely to be treated harshly and with no guarantees that they would not be returned to persecution.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 24-Aug-2007 07:00

Jordan: Government Pledges to Grant Iraqis Education, Health Rights
Iraqis Still Denied Refugee Status The Jordanian government in a welcome step has pledged to provide public health care and education to Iraqis living in Jordan regardless of their legal status, but continues to refuse to recognize them as refugees, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 15-Aug-2007 19:18

UK: Act Fast on Iraqi Refugee Crisis in Middle East
NGOs Welcome New Policy on Interpreters, but Call for UK Action on Wider Crisis The UK government?s decision to reconsider its refusal to grant special asylum arrangements for Iraqi interpreters serving with British forces in Iraq is welcome, but does not go far enough, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the UK?s Refugee Council said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 08-Aug-2007 07:00

Spain: Migrant Children at Risk in Government Facilities
Close Canary Islands Emergency Centers and Provide Adequate Care Hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children from Africa held in government facilities in the Canary Islands are at risk of violence and ill-treatment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 26-Jul-2007 07:00

Germany: End Efforts to Strip Iraqis of Refugee Status
German Policy Fails to Account for Continuing Violence, Persecution in Iraq Germany should immediately stop revoking the refugee status of Iraqi refugees and should reconsider the cases of more than 18,000 Iraqis who have been stripped of their refugee status, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to German authorities.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 10-Jul-2007 07:00

Iraq: Neighbors Stem Flow of Iraqis Fleeing War
US and UK Bear Special Duty to Aid Refugees Iraq?s neighbors are closing off escape routes to Iraqi asylum seekers, just as the international community has begun to respond to the 2 million refugees from the war, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 17-Apr-2007 07:00

Syria: Ethnic Arab Refugees Face Persecution if Returned to Iran
Syrian authorities should immediately release six Iranian refugees of Arab ethnicity, or disclose a credible legal basis for detaining them, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 05-Apr-2007 07:00

Syria: Give Refuge to Palestinians Fleeing Threats in Iraq
US and Other Countries Should Help Resettle Refugees Syria should immediately reopen its border to Iraqi Palestinian refugees fleeing deadly attacks against their community, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 02-Feb-2007 06:00

US, Jordan, Syria Must Open Doors to Iraq Refugees
US Should Fund Refugee Care in Neighboring States With the Senate Judiciary Committee holding hearings today on the plight of Iraqi refugees, Human Rights Watch called upon the Bush administration to share the responsibility of protecting refugees fleeing the war in Iraq. The administration should significantly increase the number of Iraqi refugees it will resettle this year and contribute quickly and generously to the UN refugee agency?s appeal for financial assistance, Human Rights Watch said.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 16-Jan-2007 06:00