Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused Emirati authorities of arbitrarily detaining for more than 15 months as many as 2,700 Afghan evacuees who have no legal pathways to refugee status or resettlement elsewhere.
A Human Rights Watch report said, many of those housed in Emirates Humanitarian City are suffering from depression and other psychological ailments, have no access to legal counsel, and have inadequate educational services for their children.
The report said of the facility in Abu Dhabi, “Living conditions have also deteriorated significantly, with detainees describing overcrowding, decay of infrastructure, and insect infestations.”
More than 2,000 Afghan evacuees in detention in UAE -Human Rights Watch
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