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Release the refugees detained at RAF Dhekelia.

Submitted on Wednesday 4th November 2015

Published on Tuesday 10th November 2015

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 10th May 2016

Signatures: 27

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Child ~ Children ~ UK

Petition Action

Release the refugees detained at RAF Dhekelia.

Petition Details

114 refugees are stranded at RAF Dhekelia because of a disagreement over who is responsible for their resettlement. The UNHCR view is that they are the responsibility of the U.K according to the 2003 UK - Cyprus memorandum.

Additional Information

1. The 114 refugees include 28 children

2. Videos show refugees pleading for their release.

3. One child has said they are sitting in tents and are cold but not allowed to leave

4. Another video shows a man shouting "we are people not animals"

The UN has said that the UK is responsible for resettling the refugees.


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