28 août 2013
From IKAZE IWACU ONLINE
THE
Zambia Rwandese refugee’s leadership has taken a lead in requesting the
Zambian government to go ahead with the local integration without
making the acquisition of a “Rwandese passport” a condition sine qua
none.
The
Rwandese Refugees leadership are stressing that many countries in the
region have offered a status of “permanent residence” to
refugees without asking the acquisition of a national passport as perquisite condition.
“some countries such as South Africa, Mozambique,
the D.R. Congo, Uganda, and Tanzania, former refugees have not needed
Rwandan passports to be given permanent residence; Tanzania had locally
integrated about 128,000 Burundian refugees without considering the
possession of a passport from Burundi;the document reads in part.
They continued
by underlining the vulnerability of getting the passport offered by the
regime fled “We believe that this requirement, promoted
by the Rwandan Government, makes us vulnerable to the same Government
we have fled from for fear of persecution” as stated in the same
document and wondering why the same office that had heard their
confidences could be the same office that will be used to represent the
same oppressor ,” There is a conflict of interest in the same office
(referring to the Zambia High Commission for Refugees headed by Jacob
Mpepo) dealing with our applications for Rwandan passports, and recently
arrived Rwandan refugees asking for asylum in Zambia; the Commissioner
for Refugees’ Office should not be a Consular office for the Rwandan
Government which is still causing Rwandans to become refugees”.
However, the
community leadership is very optimistic of the stance taken by the PF
led Zambia government; “We believe the spirit of the Patriotic Front
Government, to listen to the people, and to lift up the poor and
vulnerable” in reference of the Hon. Minister of Home Affairs for his
keynote speech at the Combined Church Service in the Holy Cross
Cathedral on 30th June.
Recently, the
Zambia and the Rwandese governments delegations signed a joint
communiqué outlining the process of “former Rwandese Rrefugees” to
acquire the Rwandese passport in the aftermath of the “Rwandese refugees
cessation clause” that came in effect by 30th June 2013 despite the
outcry rejection of the same documents of the Rwandese leadership Lusaka
based and Meheba refugees camp during the meeting co chaired by the
Zambia High Commissioner for Refugees Mr. Jacob Mpepo and the Rwandese
Minister of Disaster Mitigation and Refugees Affairs Madame Seraphine
Mukanatabana.
The Editor
Ikazeiwacu.unblog.fr
Source: http://www.mwebantu.com
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