Several human rights organisations have jointly called on the Egyptian authorities to end “serious abuses” against Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers who have fled an ongoing civil war at home. A total of 27 local, regional, and international groups asserted in a joint statement on Wednesday that “Sudanese asylum seekers have been detained in inhuman conditions, stood unfair trials and forcibly returned to Sudan in violation of Egypt’s international obligations, well-established human rights principles and agreements, and Egypt’s constitution.” Such conditions have been exacerbated after a d…