July 2013 – International Refugee Rights Initiative : International Refugee Rights Initiative

African Civil Society Stakeholders call for Global and Inclusive Justice

Published: 20 Jul 2013

International criminal justice on the African continent is at a critical juncture: on 26-27 May 2013, at the 21st Session of the African Union, Africa’s leaders reaffirmed their concern with ‘the misuse of indictments against African leaders’, and stressed ‘the need for international justice to be conducted in a transparent and fair manner, in order…

Playing with people’s lives: the plight of Rwandan refugees in the Great Lakes region

Published: 11 Jul 2013

Being a Rwandan refugee living in the Great Lakes region right now is a dangerous occupation, not least in Uganda where tens of thousands continue to live in exile. They have been, and continue to be, caught up in power games that are being played out across the region and beyond with the government of…

The silent and unseen displacement in the DRC

Published: 10 Jul 2013

Infrastructural development projects disrupt the lives of thousands of people every year without much attention paid to the human cost. In fact, it is widely believed that up to 80 million people have been displaced by the construction of large dams worldwide. Yet a lot more attention is paid to conflict-induced displacement (albeit with varying…