Kenyan Govt Barred From Relocating Refugees

Refugees in urban towns in the country caught a break following a High Court ruling that has provisionally stopped the move.

Kenya: Court Halts Relocation of Refugees

UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, 24 January 2013

Urban refugees in Kenya, threated with relocation to overcrowded refugee camps, are breathing a sigh of relief following a High Court ruling that has provisionally halted the move. read more »

High Court stops the government from relocating refugees to the camps.

Kenya: Kenyan High Court Blocks Govt From Transferring Refugees to Camps

Sabahi, 24 January 2013

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 ... read more »
Kenya: Kenya to Forcibly Move Refugees Who Refuse Voluntary Relocation

Sabahi, 23 January 2013

The Kenyan government has announced plans to forcibly relocate refugees who do not voluntarily move to one of Kenya's two refugee camps, Kenya's Daily Nation reported Wednesday ... read more »
Kenya: Govt Directive to Move Refugees Cause of Xenophobia

The Star, 23 January 2013

Attacks on refugees and Kenyan Somalis have increased since the government announced that all refugees and asylums-seekers in Nairobi should move to Dadaab and Kakuma camps. ... read more »

InFocus

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. Read more »
- Kenya: Human Rights Watch Urges Kenya Not to Relocate Refugees
- Kenya: Refugee Relocation Should Be Voluntary
Refugee Relocation Raises Concerns in Kenya

International organizations have said that the government's move to transfer thousands of Somali refugees to camps in northern Kenya could tip an urgent health and safety situation ... Read more »
- Kenya: Possible New Influx of Refugees Will Worsen Already Dire Situation for Refugees in Dadaab
- Kenya: UN Refugee Agency Cautions Against Stigmatizing Refugees in Wake of Violence in Kenya
Kenya's Premier In a Bid To Repartriate Somali Refugees

According to Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Kenya must do more than just sending immigrants involved in terror attacks back to Dadaab camp. Read more »
- Kenya: Time to Send Somali Refugees Back Home - Raila
- Kenya: Kenyans Too Exposed to Insecurity