Document #1330183

Human Rights Watch (Author), published by HRW – Human Rights Watch

Italy: Offer to Shelter Eritreans Detained, Abused by Libya

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/07/08/italy-offer-shelter-eritreans-detained-abused-libya

ecoi.net description:
Italian Navy blocked Eritreans from reaching Italy by sea and returned them to Libya without giving them the chance to claim asylum; they are now detained there and threatened with deportation back to Eritrea where they might be subjected to detention and torture
Countries:
Eritrea, Italy, Libya
Sources:
Human Rights Watch (Author), published by HRW – Human Rights Watch
Published:
9 July 2010
Original link:
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/07/08/italy-offer-shelter-eritreans-detained-abused-libya
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Document ID:
1330183 (former ID 142530)

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