Ukraine: Afghan women and children held in airport

Index Number: EUR 50/004/2009
Date Published: 27 November 2009
Categories: Ukraine

Eight Afghan nationals, four women and four children aged between four and 10 years, have been detained in the departure lounge of Boryspil airport in Kyiv, Ukraine since 16 November, and are at risk of being forcibly returned to Afghanistan via the United Arab Emirates.