Saudi Arabia Announces Plan to Expel 450,000 EthiopiansAugust 26, 2017 - The government of Saudi Arabia announced plans to expel 450,000 Ethiopian migrants yesterday. Following Saudi Arabia’s announcement human rights groups, including the Human Rights Watch, urged the Gulf’s nation to reconsider it mass deportation plan. The remaining Ethiopians did not do so for several reasons, including a fear of the Ethiopian authorities. However, Saudi Arabia has no refugee law and no asylum system and is not a party to the UN Refugee Convention. HRW added that Saudi Arabia has already deported 160,000 Ethiopians, many of whom were subjected to torture in their country after being held in detention camps.

Source: Ethiopian News August 26, 2017 11:26 UTC