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The US-based Hu­man Rights Watch (HRW) is call­ing on the new Trinidad and To­ba­go Gov­ern­ment to take im­me­di­ate steps to repa­tri­ate more than 90 na­tion­als—in­clud­ing over 50 chil­dren—who re­main de­tained in war-torn camps and pris­ons in north­east Syr­ia and Iraq.

“We urge you to act as quick­ly as pos­si­ble to bring home all de­tained Trinidad and To­ba­go na­tion­als for re­ha­bil­i­ta­tion and rein­te­gra­tion, pri­ori­tis­ing the re­turns of the most vul­ner­a­ble, in­clud­ing chil­dren,” HRW chil­dren’s rights ad­vo­ca­cy di­rec­tor, Jo Beck­er, wrote in a let­ter to Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar.

Beck­er said any adults in Syr­ia and Iraq linked to se­ri­ous crimes can be pros­e­cut­ed un­der Trinidad and To­ba­go laws.