UNHCR interviews 179 Eritrean asylum seekers detained in Egypt
News Stories, 2 July 2008 CAIRO, Egypt, July 2 (UNHCR) – Staff from the UN refugee agency have completed interviewing 179 detained Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers in the southern Egypt town of Aswan to assess their claims for refugee status. The interviews were conducted in the Shalal detention centre after authorization from the Egyptian government. Radhouane…
