Kenya Urged Not to Move Refugees to Camps

The move by the government to relocate registered refugees to camps will violate their right to free movement, according to Human Rights Watch.

Kenya: Human Rights Watch Urges Kenya Not to Relocate Refugees

Sabahi, 22 January 2013

The Kenyan government's plan to transfer 55,000 registered refugees to camps violates their rights to free movement and will restrict their access to already scarce resources and ... read more »

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Kenya: Refugee Relocation Should Be Voluntary

The Star, 22 January 2013

The government should not direct all refugees to move back to camps. According to Cherotich Seii of International Rescue Committee the government should work with organizations in ... read more »
Kenya: Plan to Move Refugees to Camps May Spark Conflict

Human Rights Watch, 21 January 2013

The Kenyan authorities should halt their plan to forcibly move 55,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers from cities to overcrowded and underserviced refugee camps, Human ... read more »

A family of newly arrived refugees receives food rations at Dadaab refugee camp (file photo).

Kenya: Protests in Garissa Over Rising Insecurity

The Star, 18 January 2013

Residents of Garissa county have taken to the streets to protest rising insecurity in the area. Transport has been paralysed in the area as protesters demand to speak with the ... read more »
Somalia: Return of Somali Refugees Indicates Security Improvement, Mahiga Says

Sabahi, 9 January 2013

The return of refugees living in Kenya to Somalia is a positive indicator of improved security in the country, UN Special Representative to Somalia Augustine Mahiga said Monday ... read more »