Concerns Over Sudan's Deportation of Eritrean Migrants

The arrest and deportation of hundreds of Eritrean migrants heading to Europe via Sudan might be in breach of the UN principle prohibiting forcible return, activists say.

Five thousand refugees leave Eritrea each month according to UNHCR, making it one of the world's fastest-emptying countries.

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