Ahwazi: UNHCR Deeply Concerned about Refugees in Syria
Prior to their detention, they had been recognized as refugees by UNHCR. Yet they still were arrested last May in Damascus and have been detained since that time.
UNHCR is deeply concerned about the fate of three Ahwazi refugees (Iranian Arabs) in We have been in regular contact with Syrian authorities in
We are appealing for the immediate release of the three Ahwazi. We are also calling on the Syrian authorities to refrain from extraditing the three refugees to
Deportation of recognized refugees represents a violation of the principle of non-refoulement. This principle of customary international law prohibits states from returning a refugee or asylum seeker to territories where there is a risk that his or her life or freedom would be threatened on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion. It is also embodied in Article 3 of the 1984 Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, to which
We are all the more concerned about these three detained refugees following
Ahwazi refugees arrived from