Published : 19-07-2017
The Jordanian authorities have been preventing Palestinian refugees from Syria, including those holding Jordanian travel documents, from entering the country since 2012.
The Jordanian Prime Minister said his government shall not allow refugees from Syria to freely enter the country and turn Jordan into an “alternative home” for the displaced Palestinians.
In an earlier report, the New York-based group Human Rights Watch said Jordan is turning away Palestinian refugees from Syria in violation of international law.
According to the report, Jordan forcibly repatriated more than 100 asylum seekers, including women and children, since mid-2012.
The 44-page HRW report, entitled "Not Welcome: Jordan's Treatment of Palestinians Escaping Syria," documented Jordan's deportation of seven Palestinian men who were separated from their families, and evidence of the transfer of four others to Cyber City, a closed holding facility for Palestinian and Syrian refugees in northern Jordan.
It also described how Jordan withdrew citizenship from Palestinians who had lived in Syria for years and who had been detained or deported without identity documents.
By contrast, HRW says, Jordan has accepted more than 600,000 Syrian nationals into the country since the Syria conflict began.
According to AGPS, such a non-admittance policy also targeted Palestinians seeking urgent treatment in Jordan. One such ban occurred on July 25, 2015, when the Jordanian army refused to let in wounded Palestinians from Daraa Camp, among them children and women, who were evacuated to the Jordanian borders.
The Jordanian authorities have been preventing Palestinian refugees from Syria, including those holding Jordanian travel documents, from entering the country since 2012.
The Jordanian Prime Minister said his government shall not allow refugees from Syria to freely enter the country and turn Jordan into an “alternative home” for the displaced Palestinians.
In an earlier report, the New York-based group Human Rights Watch said Jordan is turning away Palestinian refugees from Syria in violation of international law.
According to the report, Jordan forcibly repatriated more than 100 asylum seekers, including women and children, since mid-2012.
The 44-page HRW report, entitled "Not Welcome: Jordan's Treatment of Palestinians Escaping Syria," documented Jordan's deportation of seven Palestinian men who were separated from their families, and evidence of the transfer of four others to Cyber City, a closed holding facility for Palestinian and Syrian refugees in northern Jordan.
It also described how Jordan withdrew citizenship from Palestinians who had lived in Syria for years and who had been detained or deported without identity documents.
By contrast, HRW says, Jordan has accepted more than 600,000 Syrian nationals into the country since the Syria conflict began.
According to AGPS, such a non-admittance policy also targeted Palestinians seeking urgent treatment in Jordan. One such ban occurred on July 25, 2015, when the Jordanian army refused to let in wounded Palestinians from Daraa Camp, among them children and women, who were evacuated to the Jordanian borders.
