Germany: Collective deportation of Tamils to Sri Lanka met with outrage
Twenty-four Tamils have been deported from Germany to Sri Lanka. Citing the danger returnees face, a refugee support organization and a Catholic priest condemned the action.
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Global poor hit as COVID-19 causes drop in remittances
Migrants often make international payments to support their families back home. Now these important transfers have declined dramatically amid the global coronavirus outbreak.
Sri Lankans deported from remote French territory
60 Sri Lankan migrants who arrived on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion two weeks ago have been deported. A total of 120 people had made the 4,000 km journey in a fishing vessel, paying thousands of euros to smugglers.
European Court of Justice: Torture victims have grounds for asylum
Tortured asylum-seekers can claim subsidiary protection in Europe, if on return to their home countries adequate medical care would be withheld, says the European Court of Justice. The case involves a Sri Lankan.