Luanda — The case of the six players of the Eritrean national team of football that in March this year requested political asylum from the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Angola, is pending a reply to a letter sent by the country's Migration and Foreigners Services to the Interior minister, Roberto Leal Monteiro "Ngongo".
Speaking to Angop Friday in Luanda, the head of department of refugees and member of COREDA, a collegial organ that decides on the granting of refugee statutes, Teresa Silva, explained that according to the international humanitarian law, the players in respect are eligible for protection.
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