PUCL asks Delhi Govt to redress grievances of foreign

People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) today called upon the Delhi government to redress the grievances of foreigners detained in Sewa Sadan and demanded that they be sent back to their respective countries.
"Around 25 foreigners belonging to different nations including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Senegal, and Sri Lanka have been on a hunger strike since yesterday morning in protest against the inhuman treatment meted out to them by the Social Welfare Department of Delhi Government," said N D Pancholi, President of PUCL, Delhi in a statement.
These foreigners have completed their respective jail terms and are lodged in Sewa Sadan called Lampur Camp in Narela and waiting to be deported to their respective countries, he said.

According to the statement, some of them are waiting even for one to two years and some are there for two to three months. They are not being given proper treatment as there is no arrangement for fans and cooler and there is also lack of sufficient drinking water.
"The quality of food supplied to them is also below standard which they find it difficult to eat. There is no arrangement for phone facility so that they may be able to talk to their relatives in their country. In spite of their repeated demands the authorities have not paid any heed to their demands.

"PUCL call upon the Delhi government to immediately attend to their problems and take suitable steps to redress their grievances," the statement added.