The ICTR and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), between 11 April and 13 April 2011, jointly organized an Expert Meeting on Complementarities between International Refugee Law, International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law. The meeting, hosted by the ICTR in Arusha, Tanzania, was part of a series of commemorative events organized by the UNHCR in the context of the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 50th anniversary of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. This meeting brought... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – The Ivorians at the Ampain refugee camp in the Ellembelle District have expressed their unhappiness over the arrest of former President Laurent Gbagbo. One of the refugees, Kouadwi Patrice, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that the report of the former president’s capture was greeted with sorrow because quite a number of the refugees at the camp were his followers. Patrice said though the war is over, he is not prepared to return to his home country because forces loyal to Ouattara would continue to harass the pro-Gbagbo followers. He said he would prefer... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – Members of the National Assembly on Thursday winded-up their first meeting in the 2011 legislative year with expressions of concern over the current situation at the border between The Gambia and Senegal. Some weeks ago, vehicles with Gambian registration numbers were not allowed to cross over to the Senegalese side, and vehicles with a Senegalese registration number not allowed to cross the border to the Gambian side. First to raise concern over the issue, during the adjournment debate on Thursday, was Hon. Baboucarr Nyang, Member for Banjul South, who described the situation as ‘serious’, considering the... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent from Monrovia, Liberia for Shout-Africa.com – A High Level African Union Commission delegation which has been assessing Ivorian refugees situation in Liberia on Wednesday presented a cheque of US $75.000.00 to UNHCR for the refugees. The Commission said the donation was its initial financial contribution to UNHCR which has been working to address the basic needs of the refugees in the country. The Head of the delegation, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ambassador to the African Union Commission said the donation was intended to assist the UNHCR purchase needed non-food items for the Refugees. An estimated 90,000... Continue Reading
Abidjan/London, APRIL 5, 2011 – The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called today on the warring forces in Ivory Coast to take all necessary measures to ensure that people can safely reach medical facilities and that MSF medical teams can travel freely in the city of Abidjan and other parts of the country affected by fighting. An MSF team in Abidjan has been trapped at the Abobo Sud Hospital since March 31 due to the extremely dangerous conditions, which have severely restricted travel within the city. Together with the Ivorian health authorities, the MSF team is treating... Continue Reading
