Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned the “forced return” by Egypt of Eritrean asylum seekers, saying such measures put the deportees at risk of arbitrary detention and torture in their country. The New York-based watchdog said Egypt had deported 24 Eritreans, including children who were not registered with the United Nations refugee agency (the UNHCR), on December 24. “Egypt should stop forcing Eritreans to return to a country where they face serious risks of arbitrary detention and torture and allow them full access to asylum procedures,” said Joe Stork, HRW’s deputy Middle East and North…

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