African refugees in Egypt

KimB 29 August 2008, 09:42AM

Thousands of African refugees – from countries such as Sudan and Eritrea – fearing persecution in their homeland have fled to Egypt. France24 has filed this report to YouTube.

The clip includes an interview with Michael Kagan, a senior fellow in human rights law at the American University in Cairo. He says:

" …"Over the past year Egypt has deported people under UNHDR protection. And so now we don't know what’s going to happen to all refugees under UNHDR protection in Egypt." …"

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