08 Jan 2009 19:46:07 GMT Source: Human Rights Watch
<p>(New York, January 8, 2009) - Egypt should immediately halt deportations of Eritrean <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees/asylum-seekers">asylum seekers</a> to their home country, where they face detention and the risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said today.</p>
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Protesters shout during a demonstration against Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Israel's attacks on Gaza in front of the Egyptian embassy in Ankara January 7, 2009. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY) ...