Hundreds of
It comes against a backdrop of violence after the funeral of a 41-year-old Tunisian man who was stabbed to death in Sfax on Monday, in a brawl between Tunisians and
Sfax, the North African country's second-largest city, is a departure point for many hoping to reach Europa
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...by sea, often the Italian island of Lampedusa about 130 kilometers away.
"Tunisian security forces have collectively expelled several hundred Black African
"Many reported violence by authorities during arrest or expulsion," the New York-based watchdog said in a statement.
HRW's Lauren Seibert urged Tunisia's government to "halt collective expulsions and urgently enable humanitarian access to the African
The group said
"They also said that Libyan men carrying machetes or other weapons had robbed some people and raped several women," HRW reported, adding it was unable to independently confirm the accounts.
HRW called on the government in Tunis to "investigate and hold to account security forces implicated in abuses".
"African
Tunisia has seen a rise in racially motivated attacks after President Kais Saied in February accused "hordes" of undocumented