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Refugees & forced migration
Tanzania: Possible deportation of refugees
2010-08-06, Issue 493
The Refugees Self Reliance Initiative a branch of Ezra Ministries of Tanzania has received credible reports that there are a lot of refugees from DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi etc who are forced to return home against their will. We have spoken directly to the team of those refugees and register some mistreatment in the new camp of Nyarugusu.
The Refugees Self Reliance Initiative a branch of Ezra Ministries of Tanzania has received credible reports that there are a lot of refugees from DR Congo, Rwanda and Burundi etc who are forced to return home against their will. We have spoken directly to the team of those refugees and register some mistreatment in the new camp of Nyarugusu.
It is hard for them to resist expulsion; some of them were forced to go back home countries from the former camp of Lugufu recently closed by Tanzania’s Government. Without taking action internationally to stop that kind of repatriation forced there is fears that those refugees will be forcibly returned to their home countries by Tanzania’s Government, they will be exposed to the danger of imprisonment, mistreatment, and possibly even death.
On our side we are trying to mobilize the international community to act by taking a kind of interventions on behalf of these refugees, also talking directly to Tanzania’s Government.
The following list is some of the refugees contacted by our organization in Nyarugusu camp:
1. Mbele Jacque
2. Saidi Mwenebatu
3. Ali Kibamba
4. Jerome Ebuela
5. Mwira Asumani
6. Ndwali Jafari
7. Shongole Muronda
8. Clau M’monga
9. Omari Kitungamo
10. Kasore Ruvumira
11. Ange Issa
12. Yvone Zabihu
13. Joli Joseph
14. Roza John
15. Sofia Kipo
16. Babwire John
17. Beatrice Chala
18. Sifa Ayeba
19. Shabani Diedonne
20. Mbale Alphonso
21. Sumahili Etabu
22. M’bekalu Abwe
23. Mukendi Isaibasu
24. Bakari Watambila
25. Matendo Mto
26. Kaskile Mzaliwa
27. Agostini Oleani
28. Odila Kibasomba
29. Alinoti Kitandala
30. Mnena Amisi
31. Lola Jowari
32. Abajo Selemani
33. Philip Chanja
34. Yela Salumu
Etc
Please help us to stop repatriation forced and fight for the refugee’s right in this country.
Rev. Tshiye
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