HRW Report: Lebanon and Cyprus violating refugee rights
The report found that 15 of the 16 Syrian migrants interviewed experienced human rights abuses by Lebanese and/or Cypriot authorities while attempting to reach Europe by way of a smuggler boat.
Migrants stand on an iron boat near NGO Open Arms rescue boat "Astral" in international waters south of Lampedusa, in the central Mediterranean Sea, August 11, 2024. (photo credit: JUAN MEDINA / REUTERS)ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
