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The report, I Wanted to Lie Down and Die: Trafficking and Torture of Eritreans in Sudan and Egypt, details harrowing testimonies from dozens of refugees who told HRW that Sudanese and Egyptian security officers often facilitated their abuse rather than arresting the traffickers.

Eritrean refugees are routinely brutalised by their captors, mutilation, burning, beatings and sexual assault.

Torture is used to extort large ransom payments from victims’ families, who are forced to listen to the screams of their loved ones over the telephone. readmore