Daily Maverick reports on South African women and children detained in the Al-Hol and Roj camps in North East Syria.
“Reprieve has visited Camp Roj many times and has met with South African women and children,” said Reprieve’s head of the Syria and Iraq detention project, Katherine Cornett. “A child reportedly dies roughly every three days in these camps, including from preventable illnesses and tent fires. We are aware of South African citizens in detention who are gravely ill, and we are deeply concerned about their wellbeing if they are not repatriated soon.”