UN experts: stop the massive and planned deportation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan
| UN experts have asked the interim government of Pakistan to stop the large-scale and planned deportation of Afghan refugees from this country. |
According to the regional office of Tasnim News Agency, experts of the organization In a report, the United Nations announced that the interim government of Pakistan should stop the planned deportation of Afghan refugees and guarantee the human rights of all people.
They emphasized that most of the victims are women and girls. Human trafficking, ethnic and religious minorities as well as former officials, people with disabilities and the elderly will suffer more than other asylum seekers following forced deportation from Pakistan.
These experts warn. They said that the forced deportation of Afghan refugees, which came into effect on November 1 this year, lacks provisions for individual assessment of irreparable injuries and risks that most likely the deported refugees will face.
The report stated that Afghan refugees who are deported, especially women and girls, face the risk of being trafficked or trafficked during relocation. People belonging to religious and ethnic minorities are particularly at risk of persecution upon return.
This report also expressed concern about the arbitrary and widespread arrests of Afghan refugees, including children, in Pakistan.
UN experts asked the international community to support the hosting of Afghan refugees.
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