EXTERNAL (for general distribution)AI Index: EUR 42/04/93

Distr: UA/SC

23 August 1993

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Further information on UA 183/93 (EUR 42/01/93, 8 June 1993) and follow-up EUR 42/03/93, 13 August 1993 - Fear of forcible return (refoulement)

SWEDEN:Mónica Castillo Páez - asylum-seeker from Peru

Mónica Castillo Páez was forcibly expelled from Sweden on the morning of Saturday 21 August, accompanied by Swedish officials. She asked for asylum in transit at Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, en route to Peru. The authorities in the Netherlands are now examining her asylum claim.

No further action is requested. Thanks to everyone who sent appeals to the Swedish authorities on this case.