May 26, 2023
Congestion and Crossing Crisis at Egyptian-Sudanese Borders Following Egyptian Authorities’ Decision to Halt Passage for Emergency Travel Document Holders
On midday of May 25th, Egyptian authorities issued a decision to suspend the use of temporary travel documents for Sudanese nationals at Egyptian border crossings. These documents had been in use since the beginning of the armed conflict in Sudan, and Egyptian authorities had previously allowed holders of these documents from Sudan to enter Egypt...
“My Arrest by Egyptian Authorities Violates the 1951 Geneva Convention”: Egyptian Authorities Deport Director of “African Refugee Rights” to Rwanda a Week After His Abduction
The Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE) confirmed that the Egyptian authorities have deported Chadian activist and human rights defender, Djasnan Alfred Camus, on the evening of May 22nd, 2023, to Rwanda, after he refused forced repatriation to Chad. Camus announced via his Facebook account on May 23rd his arrival in “Kigali,” reassuring the public that...