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A general view of Hitsats refugee camp in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, photographed in 2019. Natalia Paszkiewicz/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights, opens new tabGENEVA, July 13 (Reuters) – A group of United Nations investigators and experts called on Ethiopia on Thursday to halt the deportation of Eritreans, as well as the arbitrary detention of Eritrean refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.The group, who make reports on rights issues on behalf of the U.N., also condemned what they called the “summary expulsion of hundreds of Eritreans” by Ethiopia at the end of June.”Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” they said in a statement. READMORE