Rwandan refugee physical (in)security in Uganda: views from below

Frank Ahimbisibwe

No 2017.03, IOB Working Papers from Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

Abstract: The paper analyzes the challenge of physical (in) security of Rwandan refugees in Nakivale and Oruchinga settlements, South Western Uganda. The paper is largely based on the views of the refugees themselves. It argues that contrary to her international obligations and the general view that Uganda is a hospitable asylum country, refugees face insecurity caused by a number of factors, including actions by their country of origin and the host state, as well as local settlement dynamics. This insecurity has negatively affected the refugees, who have adopted a number of protection measures which supplement the ones put in place by the government and UNHCR. Despite the implementation of different security measures, insecurity still prevails in the settlements.

Keywords: Rwandan refugees; physical security; Nakivale; Oruchinga; Uganda; Rwanda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2017-02
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