Africa: Sudanese Asylum Seekers Tortured After Being Sent Home By Israel - HRW

Nairobi — Almost 7,000 Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers have been illegally sent home by Israel over the last 18 months, and some have been tortured and charged with treason on their return, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.

Israel has tightened up its restrictive asylum policy since December to put pressure on some 50,000 African asylum seekers, who it labels "infiltrators", to leave the country.

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