Israel ‘fails to meet’ African asylum seekers’ basic needs in detention facilities

‘Israeli detention centers for African asylum seekers are overcrowded, prison-like facilities where residents suffer from a lack of basic needs including health and translation services, clothing, proper food and legal advice, a report from a human rights group reveals.

The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, an Israeli organization protecting the rights of refugees, released a report on Monday reviewing conditions in four Israeli migrant detention centers – Holot, Saharonim, Givon and Yahalom.

The report is based on interviews with 72 people held there, as well as official reports and freedom of information requests. It uncovers major deficiencies in the treatment of migrants, who are mostly asylum seekers from Sudan and Eritrea.’

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