Detained illegal immigrants from Ethiopia stand at a Gendarme checkpoint in a village of Assal February 24, 2015. The area, described by UNHCR as one of the most inhospitable areas in the world, is on a transit route for thousands of immigrants every year from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia travelling via Yemen to Saudi Arabia in hope of work. Picture taken February 24, 2015. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (DJIBOUTI - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS)