Refugees coerced to return to Iraq.

The Star (Amman, Jordan) | December 11, 2007 | Copyright

... BEIRUT, Lebanon--Lebanese authorities arrest Iraqi refugees without valid visas and detain them indefinitely to coerce them to return to Iraq, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday. "Iraqi refugees in Lebanon live in constant fear of arrest," said Bill Frelick, refugee policy director for Human Rights Watch. "Refugees who are arrested face the prospect of rotting in jail indefinitely unless they agree to return to Iraq and face the dangers there." The 66-page report, "Rot Here or Die There: Bleak Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon," documents the ...

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