Khartoum – Sudan is forcing Eritrean refugees to return to their home country, the UN said on Friday, warning that their lives and liberty were at risk.
About 74 Eritreans were forcibly sent back on Monday to Eritrea through the eastern Laffa border crossing point, according to information provided by Sudanese authorities to the UN refugee agency.
“UNHCR is deeply concerned over recent forced returns, or refoulement, of Eritrean and other asylum seekers and refugees from Sudan,” UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said.
“We are concerned that their lives and freedom are at risk,” she warned.
While Sudan has sent Eritreans back in the past, the size of the group and the fact that they were forced to return right after crossing into Sudan marked a new trend, she said…
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