Cameroon has
forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees in breach of international
agreements, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
The rights group accused soldiers of deporting refugees
escaping Islamist violence, as well as attacking and sexually exploiting them.
Cameroon is "punishing" refugees for Boko Haram
attacks, HRW said. Cameroon has rejected similar accusations previously, saying
Nigerians have returned willingly.
"Since early 2015, the Cameroonian authorities have
summarily deported at least 100,000 Nigerians living in remote border areas
back to war, displacement and destitution in Nigeria's Borno state,"
HRW said in a report.
"In carrying out these deportations, Cameroonian
soldiers have frequently used extreme physical violence."
BBC
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