Jordan: Obama Should Press King on Asylum Seeker Pushbacks
According to this article time and time again Jordan has refused to allow Palestinians seeking asylum into their country. Yes Jordan has given refuge to many Syrians but, that does not void the fact that they are sending Palestinians and other Syrians back to Syria to a lions den.
"Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour has publicly announced Jordan’s policy to reject Palestinian refugees from Syria. In October, he told Al-Hayat, “Jordan has made a clear and explicit sovereign decision not to allow the crossing to Jordan by our Palestinian brothers who hold Syrian documents.”
Human Rights Watch and the Harvard Clinic also found that some Palestinian asylum seekers who have managed to enter Jordan are at risk of refoulement to Syria. Human Rights Watch and the Harvard Clinic documented cases in which at least eight Palestinians have been forcibly returned to Syria from inside Jordan since September."
This article also gives some testimonials of Palestinians who have encountered this awful treatment that breathe life into the rumors.
Will anything come from Obama's visit to Jordan? Will King Abdullah hear our plea?
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