As new reports of massacres and famine emerge from the conflict in Sudan, Egypt seems poised to adopt a new asylum law that will threaten access to protection for those desperately fleeing the conflict while enabling their detention and refoulement without consideration of individual needs. […]
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Egypt: Detaining and Refouling Sudanese Refugees Fleeing Spiralling Conflict in Sudan
There are increasing calls for Egypt to stop its summary detention and deportation of Sudanese who are fleeing the escalating crisis in their country, as well as growing pressure on the European Union to take steps to prevent its aid to the country from being used to violate the rights of refugees. The conflict in […]
Urgent Appeal on the Detention and Refoulement of Sudanese Refugees in Egypt
With the escalating conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese army and opposition paramilitary forces entering its twelfth month, the humanitarian crisis in the country continues to deteriorate, with important spill-over effects into neighbouring Egypt. As large numbers of Sudanese refugees have entered Egypt, Egyptian authorities have responded by ramping up arrests, arbitrary detentions, pushbacks, and […]
The GDP Submits Information Request to the Government of Sudan
The GDP submits information request to the Government of Sudan […]
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review: Sudan
This submission has been prepared by the Global Detention Project for the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of Sudan in November 2021, and focuses on human rights concerns relating to Sudan’s immigration enforcement policies. […]
Sudan: Covid-19 and Detention
Since early November, more than 27,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled the Tigray region and crossed into Sudan. According to UNHCR, on just one day–15 November–some 5,000 refugees arrived in Sudan’s border provinces of Kassala and al-Qadarif. Information campaigns are reported to have been initiated to ensure that refugees crossing into Sudan understand how to avoid […]
Sudan Immigration Detention Data Profile (2019)
Sudan Detention Data (2019) The latest detention-related data from Sudan, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Sudan Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Sudan: Country Page Sudan: International Law […]
