"Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia have been targets of abuses for more than a year from various armed actors," said Laetitia Bader, deputy Africa director at Human Rights Watch. UNHCR told Human Rights Watch that it continues to advocate for expanding refugee resettlement areas outside of Ethiopia. By April 2024, Awlala and Kumer camps were hosting over 8,500 refugees who had fled Sudan, mainly Sudanese, along with Eritrean and South Sudanese refugees. against Sudanese refugees by local militia and informal gangs is unfounded and erroneous." Investigate attacks and other abuses against refugees, including apparent involuntary returns of Sudanese refugees to Sudan on August 21, and appropriately hold those responsible for abuses to account.

Source: Ethiopian News October 17, 2024 05:32 UTC