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Rwanda flight migrants ‘include victims of torture and human trafficking’
September 4, 2022
Out of the 17 people that doctors conducted clinical assessments for, 14 showed evidence of having been tortured and six were survivors of trafficking Asylum seekers who are survivors of trafficking and torture have been selected for removal to Rwanda, a charity has said. Medical Justice was contacted by 51 people in immigration detention targeted for removal under the […]
Young asylum seeker at high risk of suicide after being blocked from joining brothers in UK, court hears
August 10, 2021
A young asylum seeker who is stranded in a Greek refugee camp after being blocked from joining his brothers in the UK is at high risk of suicide, a medical report shows. In May Samir fled to Europe after fleeing detention and torture in his home country in 2019, was living alone and in fear on the fringes of a refugee camp […]
German prosecutors charge Syrian doctor with crimes against humanity
July 29, 2021
A Syrian doctor has been charged in Germany with crimes against humanity, federal prosecutors said. Alla Mousa, who came to Germany in 2015, is accused of torturing at least 18 people in military hospitals in Homs and Damascus after the 2011 uprising. One person was allegedly killed, while the suspect had also tried to make […]
Russia and West clash over Syria chemical weapons sanctions
January 8, 2021
January 8, 2021 With the Russian government backing it, the Syrian government is still bobbing and weaving to avoid full disclosure of its chemical-weapons program, let alone about its repeated use of chemical weapons such as sarin and chlorine. Read More