Submission to the Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region on the Implementation of the Kampala Declaration in Member States

Published: 25 Nov 2015

This submission provides an overview of the progress made by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya and Uganda in implementing the ICGLR’s Protocol on the Prevention and Suppression of Sexual Violence against Women and Children (ICGLR Protocol on SV) and the Declaration of the Heads of States and Government of the Member States of the International Conference…

The Burundi Crisis: The ICGLR Civil Society Call for Inclusive Dialogue and Commitment to Sustainable Peace in Burundi

Published: 20 Nov 2015

We, the undersigned, ICGLR National Civil Society Committee, Uganda Chapter, Women’s rights groups and the wider civil society under the auspices of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, decry the deteriorating situation in Burundi where a number of lives have been lost while over 200,000 refugees have fled the country. Bearing in mind of the violent past…

Refugee freedom of movement restricted in Zambia

Published: 1 Nov 2015

Although Zambia has a long tradition of hosting refugees and has been recognised as a generous and hospitable host, current legislation and policies impede the rights of refugees to freedom of movement, which, as IRRI has previously argued, is a “critically important refugee right.” A policy of refugee encampment, which isolates refugees in camps and…