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Sudanese refugees in Lebanon on hunger strike at UN
Excerpt from: Sudanese refugees in Lebanon on hunger strike at UN
Dozens of Sudanese refugees in Lebanon continued a hunger strike outside the United Nations refugee building in Beirut on Tuesday, despite being arrested by police a day before. Around 30 refugees are refusing food in protest at the UNHCR's failure to deal with their cases, with many waiting for years for a decision on whether they can claim asylum. Lebanon is not a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention and therefore the Sudanese are unable to claim official residency in the country, instead applying for refugee status elsewhere in...Published By: Anti Racism Movement - Friday, 15 June, 2012