Africa: Oral Statement on the Situation of Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa delivered at the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Since armed conflict erupted in Sudan in April 2023, millions of people have fled the country, including 500,000 to neighbouring Egypt. Instead of facilitating their safe and dignified passage as required by international and regional refugee law, the Egyptian authorities have imposed stringent entry restrictions and arbitrarily arrested and unlawfully deported Sudanese refugees for entering or staying in Egypt irregularly.

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