UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said in a statement to AFP that it was 'deeply concerned by the refoulement of four refugees from Kenya'.
NAIROBI - The United Nations expressed concern Tuesday over the repatriation of four Turkish refugees from Kenya who rights groups say were abducted and forcibly returned in violation of international law.
It followed media reports that they had been kidnapped on the street in the Kenyan capital Nairobi along with three others who were later released. It called on Kenya's government"to abide by their international legal obligations and in particular, to respect the principle of non-refoulement, which protects asylum-seekers and refugees from any measure that could lead to their removal to a place where their life or freedom would be threatened".
"This incident constitutes a breach of both Kenya and international refugee law," Amnesty International said on Saturday before the repatriation had been confirmed.
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