Brussels, 23/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (HCR) has strongly criticised Italy's expulsion of thirty of the thirty-seven asylum seekers who arrived on the Sicilian coast on board the ship belonging to the German NGO Cap Anamur. In a letter sent to the Italian authorities on Friday, the HCR "expressed its strong concern over apparent disregard for accepted international and European standards" by Italy. The HCR denounced the political pressure and...