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"Welcome to Kenya"

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“Welcome to Kenya”
June 17, 2010
“Welcome to Kenya”MapsSummaryKey RecommendationsMethodologyI. Border and Refugee Transit Center Closures: A ...II. Police Abuses against Asylum Seekers near the ...III. Abuse of Asylum Seekers by Criminals in the ...IV. Police Violence against Refugees in the ...V. Police Failures to Respond to Sexual Violence ...VI. Unlawful Restriction on Refugees’ Free ...VII. UNHCR’s Role in Monitoring Violations of ...VIII. Comprehensive RecommendationsIX. Acknowledgments

“Welcome to Kenya”

Police Abuse of Somali Refugees

Maps
Summary
Key Recommendations
Methodology
I. Border and Refugee Transit Center Closures: A Recipe for Police Abuses
Border Closure
Closure of the Liboi Refugee Transit Center
Possible Opening of a New Refugee Screening Center in Liboi
II. Police Abuses against Asylum Seekers near the Dadaab Refugee Camps
Extortion and Violence in the Border Areas
Police Extortion in the Border Areas near Liboi
Police Violence in the Border Areas near Liboi
Unlawful Arrest and Detention of Asylum Seekers and Abusive and Inhumane Conditions of Detention  
The Liboi Police Station
The Dadaab Police Station
The Garissa Police Station and Magistrates’ Court
Standards Governing the Detention of Asylum Seekers
Refoulement of Hundreds of Somali Asylum Seekers in Early 2010
Prohibition of Refoulement
III. Abuse of Asylum Seekers by Criminals in the Border Areas
IV. Police Violence against Refugees in the Dadaab Refugee Camps
Police Violence and Degrading Treatment in Public and in Refugees’ Homes
Police Violence in Ifo Camp Police Station
V. Police Failures to Respond to Sexual Violence in the Dadaab Refugee Camps
Noted Patterns of Sexual Violence & Consequences for Survivors
Violence against Women without Male Relatives and Minority Women
Assault of Girls and the Use of Drugs
Cycles of Violence Affecting Women Who Exchange Sex as a Means of Subsistence
Physical Consequences of Rape Related to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Stigma, Abandonment, and Violence Following Rape
Failures to Investigate and Prosecute Sexual Violence
Investigations Bought and Sold
Collection of Forensic Evidence
Arrest and Release
Consequences of Police Inaction
Police Capacity to Respond to Sexual Violence
Police Capacity to Prevent Sexual Violence
VI. Unlawful Restriction on Refugees’ Free Movement and Abusive Imprisonment of Refugees Convicted of Moving without Permission
Kenya’s De Facto Encampment Policy
Keeping Refugees in “Designated Areas”
Special Permission to Move with “Movement Passes”
Security Agencies Taking Over: The “Security Vetting Committee”
Arrest of Refugees with Valid Movement Passes and Intercepting Ambulances
Imprisoning Refugees without Movement Passes and Abuses in Garissa Prison
Legal Principles
VII. UNHCR’s Role in Monitoring Violations of the Rights of Asylum Seekers and Refugees
VIII. Comprehensive Recommendations
To the Government of Kenya
To the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
To the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, IDPs, and Migrants in Africa
To Donor and Resettlement Governments Providing Support to UNHCR and to Kenya
IX. Acknowledgments
“Welcome to Kenya”MapsSummaryKey RecommendationsMethodologyI. Border and Refugee Transit Center Closures: A ...II. Police Abuses against Asylum Seekers near the ...III. Abuse of Asylum Seekers by Criminals in the ...IV. Police Violence against Refugees in the ...V. Police Failures to Respond to Sexual Violence ...VI. Unlawful Restriction on Refugees’ Free ...VII. UNHCR’s Role in Monitoring Violations of ...VIII. Comprehensive RecommendationsIX. Acknowledgments

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ecoi.net description:
Report on police extortion of Somali asylum seekers near Dadaab
Countries:
Kenya, Somalia
Source:
HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author)
Published:
June 2010
Original link:
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/06/17/welcome-kenya
Document type:
Special or Analytical Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1338247 (former ID 140845)

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