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Saudi Arabia: Abuses Migrants in Mass Expulsions

Human Rights Watch published a report “Detained, Beaten, Deported: Saudi Abuses against Migrants during Mass Expulsions,” which was based on interviews with 60 workers deported to Yemen and Somalia who experienced serious abuses during the expulsion campaign. They described beatings and detention in poor conditions before they were deported. Many arrived back in their countries destitute, unable to buy food or pay for transportation to their home areas, in some cases because Saudi officials arbitrarily confiscated their personal property.

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