UN PROTESTS AGAINST ZAMBIA’S REFUGEE EXPULSION
Apr 14th, 2010 by admin
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has condemned the recent expulsion of 36 Congolese refugees by the Zambian government. UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said on Tuesday that the organisation had sent a letter to Zambian authorities to protest against the deportation of 36 residents from the Meheba refugee settlement. The group had taken part in a demonstration over the removal of a Zambian registration official who had been found to be corrupt, Fleming said. Six of the refugees were forcibly returned to the DRC in February, while others were sent back in early April. The refugees were not given an explanation for their expulsion or the possibility of challenging the decision under Zambian law. There are around 57,000 refugees living in Zambia.
