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Asylum-seekers detained in the USA: a disproportionate and harsh measure

Posted: 29 January 1999

One of the main architects of the international system of refugee protection is systematically violating the basic rights of asylum-seekers%link% , Amnesty International said today, in a new report which strongly criticises the USA's treatment of those seeking protection in its territory.