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SA continues inhuman treatment of refugees

Webmaster — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:56:03 +0000

Allegations of inhuman treatment on asylum seekers are continuing here, a human rights organization being the latest to complain.

Source: The Zimbabwean

Refused asylum seekers tortured in the DRC

Webmaster — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:13:53 +0000

For almost a decade, concerns have been raised about the post-return experience of asylum seekers who have been refused sanctuary in the UK and removed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The inhuman and degrading treatment of these Congolese is described in a new report, Unsafe Return. Yet the British embassy has been unable to find any evidence of ill treatment amounting to torture.

Source: Guardian

Kismayo IDPs face hunger, drug shortages

Webmaster — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:31:52 +0000

The plight of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Somalia’s southern port city of Kismayo, controlled by Al-Shabab insurgents, has deteriorated, with thousands facing a food crisis after supply routes were blocked, and drug shortages as patient numbers increase, locals said.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=94507

Somali refugees, asylum-seekers returning home

Webmaster — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:36:14 +0000

Somalis are slowly returning back home after twenty years of absence following the ouster of Siad Baree from the top leadership of Somalia that lead to an all-out civil war that has now lasted for more than two decades.

Source: Press TV

Charter deportation flight to Sri Lanka condemned

Webmaster — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:33:09 +0000

Campaigners and human rights activists have condemned a flight chartered by the UK Border Agency to return up to 50 Sri Lankan asylum seekers.

Source: Guardian

Rwandan refugees reluctant to repatriate

Webmaster — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:37:13 +0000

(IRIN) – Rwandans who fled the 1994 genocide and sought asylum in other countries will lose their refugee status by the end of June 2012 if the countries hosting them follow a recommendation by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=94029

Deportation of Zimbabweans tearing families apart

Webmaster — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:07:05 +0000

(IRIN) – Doreen Sibanda, 27, was among the first undocumented Zimbabwean nationals to be deported in early October 2011 after South Africa apparently lifted its more than two year moratorium on expulsions imposed following widespread xenophobic violence in 2008.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=94057

Archbishop visits Zimbabwe amid church-state standoff

Webmaster — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:57:48 +0000

Ekklesia – The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will visit Zimbabwe in a show of support for Anglicans who are under siege from a renegade ex-bishop who plans to snub the leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion – writes Munyaradzi Makoni.

Anglicans in Zimbabwe are embroiled in a church property fight with former Bishop Nolbert Kunonga of the capital of Harare. Kunonga left the church in 2007 over what he said was its pro-gay stance.

Kunonga has formed his own church around a group of followers, claiming rights over church property, schools and hospitals. Kunonga is allied with President Robert Mugabe, who has maintained a tight grip on power for 30 years.

Dr Williams’ 5-13 October 2011 visit, which will include visits to Malawi and Zambia, will “show support to Anglicans in Zimbabwe in the face of ongoing persecution at the hands of an ex-communicated man who has nothing else to do than focus his attention on destroying what generations of Anglicans built using their own resources,” the Harare diocese said in a statement.

Kunonga called Williams “a British diplomat representing neo-colonial interests,” and said he has little interest in meeting with him.

“I can’t be in solidarity with him. He won’t solve anything,” he said. “Other people are seeing hope. They are seeing Jesus Christ coming.”

Williams has said he has asked for a meeting with Mugabe, whom critics accuse of using police and the courts to intimidate clergy, staff and worshippers.

Anglicans recognise another prelate, Chad Gandiya, as bishop of Harare. “Zimbabweans should know that they are not forgotten by the global church,” said Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town, South Africa.

[With acknowledgements to ENInews. ENInews, formerly Ecumenical News International, is jointly sponsored by the World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the Conference of European Churches.]

Poverty alleviation scheme targets kids

Webmaster — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:47:52 +0000

(IRIN) – Orphans and vulnerable children from more than 80,000 households in Zimbabwe are set to benefit from a three-year government and donor-funded programme to cushion them from the worst effects of poverty.

This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=93858

Sub-Saharan migrants keep their heads down

Webmaster — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:22:50 +0000

(IRIN) – In an abandoned port on the outskirts of Tripoli, a young woman timidly peeks out from behind the blanket that forms a wall in her improvised home. She is one of hundreds of migrants who have gathered in this makeshift camp since a popular uprising to overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi spread to the Libyan capital in August.

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