{{Once passed, the amended refugee bill seeks to drop penalties on refugees over illegal entry or presence on Rwandan territory.}}
The Minister for Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs, Seraphine Mukantabana, submitted to legislators that the law governing refugees and asylum seekers in Rwanda ought to be reviewed because amendments in a 2001 law and the 2006 law do not reflect the current state of affairs.
The Bill was tabled in Parliament last week also seeking to streamline work of her ministry in handling refugees’ affairs since the National Refugee Council no longer performs day to day work concerning refugees as stipulated in the current law.
New clauses contained in the Bill include; non-refoulement; non-penalisation; as well as others that tackle issues to do with refugee camps management; and others focusing on durable solutions for the refugees’ problem.
TNT
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