UNICEF Welcomes Repatriation of 50 women and children from al-Hol detention camp in Syria

 

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Tajikistan has repatriated 17 women and 33 children held in the al-Hol detention camp since the defeat of Islamic State forces. Despite these releases thousands of other women and children remain in detention there. According to Amnesty International some over 43,800 women and children were still held in al-Hol at the end of 2023.

This latest repatriation of Tajik citizens is not the first. Last May, 104 Tajik citizens were returned home, including 31 women and 73 children. And the year before, 146 women and children were repatriated.

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" “UNICEF welcomes the repatriation of 32 children and 15 women from Syria on 25 April.

“UNICEF commends the Government of Tajikistan for fulfilling its commitments under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and facilitating the reintegration of children and their mothers with their families and communities.

“UNICEF works with countries including Tajikistan to support the reintegration of children back to their countries of origin, aligned with their citizenship.

“UNICEF supports the Government of Tajikistan in ensuring family-based care, individualised needs assessments and case management, mental health and psychosocial support, educational support, access to employment opportunities, and other services to help children’s recovery and development. The support to children and families returning from conflict areas is critical in ensuring their successful reintegration back into communities.”