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Results for human smuggling (eritrea) (sudan) (egypt)
1 results foundAuthor: Humphris, Rachel Title: Refugees and the Rashaida: Human Smuggling and Trafficking from Eritrea to Sudan and Egypt Summary: Eritreans have been seeking asylum in east Sudan for more than five decades and the region now hosts more than 80,000 refugees. East Sudan has also become a key transit region for Eritreans who are on the move to Egypt, the Sinai desert and Israel. According to UNHCR statistics, the number of Eritreans crossing the border from Sinai to Israel has increased from 1,348 in 2006 to 17,175 in 2011.1 Coupled with this dramatic growth in numbers, the conditions on this route have caused growing concern. Testimonies from Eritreans who arrive in Israel have increasingly referred to torture, extortion and kidnapping at the hands of human smugglers and traffickers.2 Recent testimonies also seem to indicate an escalation of these practices in Sinai and east Sudan. The smuggling route from Eritrea to Israel is long, complex and involves many different actors. As such, it cannot be examined in its entirety in a single paper. This analysis consequently focuses on the movement of people from Eritrea to east Sudan, and from east Sudan to Egypt. Details: Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2012. 25p. Source: New Issues in Refugee Research Paper No. 247: Internet Resource: Accessed December 22, 2012 at http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/documents/UNHCR_RefugeesandtheRashaida.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Africa URL: http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/documents/UNHCR_RefugeesandtheRashaida.pdf Shelf Number: 125257 Keywords: Armed Conflict (Eritrea) (Sudan) (Egypt)Asylum (Eritrea) (Sudan) (Egypt)Human Smuggling (Eritrea) (Sudan) (Egypt)Human Trafficking (Eritrea) (Sudan) (Egypt)Refugees (Eritrea) (Sudan) (Egypt) |