Egypt, Sudan: Kidnap and trafficking of refugees and asylum-seekers must be stopped

At a Glance

• Most of the victims are Eritrean

• They suffer beatings, rape, burnings, electric shocks and other forms of extreme violence and cruelty

• Captors will often demand up to USD40,000 in ransom, and have killed those whose families do not pay

• Some of them allege that Sudanese security forces are complicit