“We Cannot Manage This Plight Alone Anymore”: Analysing the Kenyan Threats to Forcibly Repatriate All Somali Refugees from Dadaab Camp

Cristiano D’Orsi ()
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Cristiano D’Orsi: South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg

A chapter in Refugees and Forced Migration in the Horn and Eastern Africa, 2019, pp 243-265 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The closing of the Dadaab Refugee Camp has been at stake for several years already. However, in spite of the threats from the Kenyan government, the camp is still open, although relations between refugees and the local population are not optimal all the time. Through an analysis of the main legal instruments applicable at the situation and the practice put in place by both the Kenyan authorities and the organisations (governmental and non-governmental) working there, I highlight that Kenya cannot be the only responsible in handling Dadaab and all its issues. Repatriation of Somalis seems to be an option, but evidences show that this is not an option all the time and not for all the caseloads. But it is clear that a final solution should be found for all the Somalis living there because they need to know what their future holds. They do not deserve to continue living in the present incertitude for years, for decades or, worse, for the rest of their lives. As all the human beings, also Somalis in Dadaab need a peaceful and serene life that Kenya, without any external help, cannot provide to all of them.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03721-5_13

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