At least 24 Rwandan refugees returned from DRC jungles Thursday, 31 January.
Arriving at Nyagatare refugee Camps, returnees said they are fed up with the disgusting life in forests adding that they have got different sickness from DRC forests.
Most of returnees are women and children who said that men are not coming back due to different barriers including lack of accurate information about their Native country.
However, there are some who are afraid of being prosecuted based on crimes that they have committed during 1994 Genocide against Tutsi.
Majority of returnees fled the country during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
The government, in collaboration with countries hosting Rwandan refugees and the UN, has continued to sensitise refugees around the world to voluntarily return home before the Cessation Clause comes into effect.
In January last year, UNHCR approved the Cessation Clause that will come into force on June 30, 2013.
The clause allows refugees to either voluntarily return home or apply for residence in the host country.
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