Gabon/Rwanda: Further information on fear of refoulement / ill-treatment and new concern: refoulement

Index Number: AFR 01/012/1997
Date Published: 11 August 1997
Categories: Africa

On 12 August 1997 around 155 Rwandese asylum-seekers arrived in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, after being forcibly repatriated from Gabon. They are currently in the custody of the Rwandese authorities who are reportedly registering and screening them.