15/04/2022
The Polish authorities have arbitrarily detained nearly two thousand asylum-seekers who crossed into the country from Belarus in 2021, and subjected many of them to abuse, including strip searches in unsanitary, overcrowded facilities, and in some cases even to forcible sedation and tasering, Amnesty International said today [11 April 2022].
REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
- Authorities violating rights of asylum-seekers, including strip searches and other degrading treatment, in overcrowded detention centres
- Some people forcibly sedated during return
- Pushbacks and arbitrary detention in stark contrast with welcome shown to those fleeing Ukraine
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15/04/2022
(HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH)* — Shirking its obligations to persons seeking asylum at its shores, the UK government has today [14 April 2022] signed an agreement with Rwanda to send asylum seekers crossing the English Channel there.
Under the new Asylum Partnership Arrangement, people arriving in the UK irregularly or who arrived irregularly since January 1, 2022 may be sent to Rwanda on a one-way ticket to have their asylum claim processed and, if recognized as refugees, to be granted refugee status there.
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15/04/2022
(UN News)* — The UN has allocated $100 million to fight hunger in Africa and the Middle East as the spillover effects of the war in Ukraine threaten to push millions even closer to famine.
© UNICEF/Sebastian Rich | Mother and child at Health Centre for malnutrition, Somalia
The contribution from the Central Emergency Response Fund (
CERF),
announced on Thursday
[14 April 2022], will go towards relief projects in six African countries and Yemen.
Lifesaving relief
The money will enable UN agencies and their partners to provide critical support, including food, cash, nutritional help, medical services, shelter, and clean water.
Projects will also be tailored to help women and girls, who face additional risks due to the crisis.
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