From April to December 2016, RST provided 619 destitution grants to refugees and asylum seekers. The grants came to a total of £53,919.45, with an average of £87.11. The top three nationalities of grant recipients were: Eritrean (14.7%), Syrian (11.9%), and Iranian (11.1%).
Why do people flee from these countries? Here are some reasons.
Eritrea
- Prolonged military service under abusive conditions
- Arbitrary detention and torture during detention
- Violation of rights to political expression
- Discrimination against certain religious groups
Syria
- Widespread conflict and indiscriminate violent attacks
- Destruction of civilian facilities and infrastructure
- Summary executions and torture
- Gender-based violence and violence against children
Iran
- High levels of capital punishment
- Torture and inhuman punishment
- Violation of rights to political expression
- Discrimination against certain ethnic and religious groups
More information
For more statistics on RST destitution grants from April to December 2016, see our summary. For more information on conditions in Eritrea, see the reports of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea established by the UN. For more information on the situation in Syria, see the reports of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic established by the UN. For more information on conditions in Iran, see the reports of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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