28.08.2013, cpa.org

Refugees challenge Tunisia on human rights

Residents from the closed Choucha refugee camp are fighting for resettlement, not “local integration”. “Are human rights just for Tunisians or for everyone? They cut off everything: electricity, water, everything,” cried Hadi. On June 30, the Tunisian army, which guards the Choucha refugee camp on the Tunisia/Libya border, emptied the water tanks and shut down all services. But around 400 people are refusing to leave. Half of them are recognised refugees; the other half had their refugee applications refused; they are now hoping for a deal on residence permits from the Tunisian government. read more

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