Kenyan High Court Blocks Govt From Transferring Refugees to Camps

Kenya's High Court Judge David Majanja on Wednesday (January 23rd) temporarily blocked the Kenyan government's decision to forcibly transfer refugees to camps while the court hears a suit against the move, Kenya's The Standard reported.

Kenyan non-governmental organisation Kituo Cha Sheria brought a legal challenge against the government's plan to round up refugees and asylum seekers in Thika Municipal Stadium before transferring them to the Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps.

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